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• Chair, the capital outlay integrated data system is that the system through which municipalities request
• Chair, as I understand it, the original request or the original intent really was to integrate the LCS's
• And so, the end result will, though, still allow for some sort of data flow and integration or at least

Bills: HB1

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• ORDER RESTORE AMERICA'S GREATNESS, THE AREA FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE GULF OF MEXICO HAS LONG BEEN AN INTEGRAL
• AMENDMENT REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES
• BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT AND THERE WILL BE COSTS GOING FORWARD TO ENSURE A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM AND INTEGRATE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Paul, an effort to capture waste heat from the state's largest wastewater treatment facility and integrate
• <00:41:04.040> it<00:41:04.120> with treatment facility and integrate it with treatment
• facility and integrate it with our<00:41:04.400> existing<00:41:04.840> district<00:41
• with the city's district integrate with the city's district heating<00:41:14.720> network.
• Minnesota does business with honesty and integrity. Minnesota. Minnesota.

Bills: HF4560, HF4559, HF2317, HF3179, HF4880, HF2862, HF4374

Keywords: Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case

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• And essentially it tightens up program integrity and makes sure that we are providing these benefits
• So we really wanted to just focus with this one on program integrity.
• And also, as a department, we have an integrated eligibility system.
• <01:36:27.840> which eight hours and then integration which eight hours and then integration
• treatment will be delivered integration treatment will be delivered integration and<01:36:52.080

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, in essence, you asked us to examine how future climate conditions can be integrated into the design
• You know, we often think of these things in silos, but they're across integrated systems.
• And as Jessica mentioned, it's also important to think of them integrated across ecosystems, benefits
• <00:43:30.080> data<00:43:30.320> and need very clearly to integrate data and need
• very clearly to integrate data and tools, tools, tools, on<00:43:31.800> the<00:43:31.880>

Bills: HF4470, HF2418, HF3417, HF3365, HF3463

Keywords: HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions

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• This investment will allow the university to expand its partnerships, integrate hands-on learning for
• We integrate medical, behavioral health, and dental services, and many more, for prevention and chronic
• medical<01:35:10.560> Behavioral<01:35:11.080> Health<01:35:11.320> and integrate
• medical Behavioral Health and integrate medical Behavioral Health and the<01:35:11.600> dental
• way and improve authentic and integrated way and improve health<01:50:16.480> outcomes<01:50:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:03:22.360> into is being integrated into is being integrated into workplaces<00:03:24.480
• We have a unique opportunity now to shape how AI is integrated into our economy.
• We have a unique opportunity now to shape how AI is integrated into our economy.
• Protect workers' civil rights and uphold democratic integrity.
• Protect workers' civil rights and uphold democratic integrity.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're discussing how we're moving forward on different things to integrate into the services.
• It's how are we processing the P-cards and such and integrating the mentor system.
• But there is time and effort on how to get all of this integrated. And so it's going really well.
• We'll be working toward a normal integration of our processes, so we have segregation of duties going
• We have to do those separately, but we are integrating them in as much as possible.

Summary: The committee met to receive a series of audit presentations, beginning with the statewide Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for fiscal year 2025. The State Auditor’s Office and OMB reported a clean, unmodified opinion for the state, with strong financial results including a $40.6 billion net position, $30.99 billion in assets, $1.81 billion in liabilities, and continued Legacy Fund growth. OMB also explained the new GASB 101 compensated-absences reporting change and discussed pension-liability fluctuations tied to discount-rate assumptions and investment performance. Members asked about how the state compares to others and about the effect of short-term commodity price swings, and OMB said the report reflects actual fiscal-year results rather than forecasts. The committee then heard the University System audit, which also received a clean opinion but included four findings: misreporting of Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund revenue, insufficient monitoring of service organizations at CTS, NDSU, and UND, improper bank reconciliations at Dakota College of Bottineau, Dickinson State, and Williston State, and investment/cash reconciliation problems at Bismarck State College related to bond proceeds. University officials agreed with the findings and said corrective actions were underway, including internal review of bank reconciliations. Members raised questions about NDSU’s use of certificates of deposit, and university staff explained that CDs are used to earn interest on funds being accumulated for future projects. Several other audits were presented, most with clean opinions and no findings, including the State Auditor’s Office, Workforce Safety and Insurance, Housing Finance Agency, Housing Incentive Fund, Job Service North Dakota, the Retirement and Investment Office, PERS, the Center for Distance Education, the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents, the Ethics Commission, and the Office of Administrative Hearings. Notable exceptions included a State Fair Association audit with an adverse opinion on the foundation component unit because its financial statements were not available for audit, and a Securities Department performance audit finding that performance-based pay increases and bonuses were issued without required evaluations. The committee also discussed the State Auditor’s future needs, including more staff capacity, data analytics, cybersecurity reviews, possible subpoena authority, independent legal counsel, and whether some audits—such as the Ethics Commission and State Fair—should be handled by independent third parties or under different statutory arrangements.

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• And to ensure that there is overall integrity and trust in the system, the same rules should apply to
• This is about the integrity of our elections and proving that you are a United States citizen in order
• is good and... ...RFP at this point to ensure that the integration is good and it exists, or what do
• I think Florida has done a great deal in order to ensure integrity in our mail-in process.
• The integrity of the identification card and the... and I don't have anything further than that.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Will you integrate it? What is going to happen with that?
• How we would integrate that with their system, I'm not sure yet.
• I hope that we can find a way to integrate with them because I think it would make sense.
• I'm just trying to illustrate the technical difficulty of actually integrating these with one system.
• We'd be able to make the changes quicker, lower integration costs with greater scalability.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Commonwealth Office of Technology 00:01:00 Department of Education 00:21:00 Transportation Cabinet 00:35:30 Secretary of State 00:45:15 Cabinet for Health and Family Services 00:56:11 Discussion of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and Related legislation 01:09:11, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and then focused first on the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s legacy systems and two specific projects. COT officials said many agencies have made progress moving off legacy applications, with remaining mainframe systems slated to be retired through RFPs or other work orders. They also described a legacy funding pool of $10 million per biennium used to help agencies transition. The two projects discussed were the Kentucky aerial photography and elevation data program, which provides statewide aerial imagery and lidar data for GIS, E911, environmental, transportation, and other uses, and a citizen identity and access management system intended to give residents a single login for state services. Officials said the GIS program costs about $1.2 million annually to host and maintain, with data acquisition costing several million more per year, and that the citizen identity system would cost about $2.5 million per year after an initial three-year COT investment. Members asked about duplication of funding, licensing, local government use, and whether multi-factor authentication would be required; COT said the GIS data is being acquired as statewide unlicensed data and that MFA would be available but not yet mandated statewide. Committee members pressed COT on costs, overlap with cabinet-level IT spending, and the practical benefits of the GIS and identity projects. COT explained that GIS hosting is generally covered through enterprise assessments billed quarterly to agencies, while the new aerial data is intended to benefit the whole state and local partners. On the identity project, officials said it would centralize authentication for citizens who use state systems, improve compliance with zero-trust and NIST-related security expectations, and reduce help desk and maintenance burdens through self-service account tools. Members also discussed whether the system would extend to local governments; COT said it would be a Kentucky.gov-style state login for users inside the state identity infrastructure, not a local-government system. The Department of Education then testified that it does not operate mainframes or major legacy systems, having moved long ago to cloud-based, off-the-shelf products and vendor-supported services. KDE officials described a strong emphasis on staff cybersecurity awareness, standardized statewide systems, vendor risk-sharing, and reducing sensitive data exposure, including efforts to move away from student Social Security numbers. They also highlighted a transition from Microsoft Active Directory to Identity Automation, which they said will improve identity management and make multi-factor authentication universal across K-12. In response to questions about Kentucky Wired and internet service, KDE said all 171 school districts and KDE agencies have been moved to a new next-generation internet service through ENA by Zayo, with strong satisfaction, e-rate savings, and better reliability. Officials warned that any internet disruption would immediately affect attendance, grades, student records, payroll, security systems, and communications across the K-12 system.

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• For example, in a project on integrated pharmacists led by one of our policy researchers, Drew Ritchie
• For instance, these studies on integrated pharmacists were seen in the next six months.
• So I'd like to just talk a little bit about why increasing investment in primary care and integrated
• Integration of behavioral health and primary care can close that gap, and in particular, models like
• We hear about integration; they come from mental health centers and private practices.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a large docket focused on primary care, workforce development, and medical debt. Chairs Cindy Friedman and John Lawn outlined hearing procedures and noted that testimony would be taken on 17 matters. The committee first heard testimony on bills to establish a community health center nurse practitioner residency program and to strengthen mental health centers. Senator Keenan, Rep. Keefe, and health center leaders described the Worcester nurse practitioner residency as a successful pipeline and retention strategy, citing workforce shortages, training needs in community health centers, and the cost of the program. Rep. O’Day also supported the mental health centers bill, saying it would raise payment rates, improve reimbursement for behavioral health services, and help clinics retain staff and expand access. The committee then took testimony on bills to address medical debt through hospital financial assistance reform. The Attorney General’s Office, Health Care for All, Health Law Advocates, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and individual patients supported the measure, arguing that hospital financial assistance policies are inconsistent, hard to find, and difficult to navigate. Witnesses said the bill would standardize eligibility criteria, create a uniform application, improve notice requirements, and expand access to discounted care up to 400% of the federal poverty level. Several personal stories described medical bills being sent to collections, confusion over insurance billing, and the burden of debt on low-income and chronically ill patients. Committee members asked about hospital concerns, the role of the health safety net, and whether the bill addressed root causes of medical debt; testimony emphasized that the proposal was meant to improve transparency and access rather than replace broader insurance reforms. The hearing also focused heavily on “Primary Care for You” legislation, H. 1370 and S. 867, which would increase primary care investment and create a new payment model. Rep. Haggerty, physicians, a patient, community health center leaders, and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers described a primary care crisis marked by low reimbursement, staffing shortages, long waits, burnout, and difficulty recruiting clinicians. Supporters said the bills would shift spending toward preventive, team-based care, improve access and equity, and reduce long-term costs. The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans said it was directionally supportive of increased primary care investment but warned that any new spending must stay within the cost growth benchmark and preserve existing contracting structures. The hearing ended with additional testimony on a community health center workforce and loan repayment grant bill from Rep. Stanley, and with further discussion from Dr. Alan Garo about the need for payment reform in primary care.

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• With support from the city of Rochester, our campus is fully integrated within Rochester's downtown core
• With support from the city of Rochester, our campus is fully integrated within Rochester's downtown core
• With support from the city of Rochester, our campus is fully integrated within Rochester's downtown core
• and um I would be remiss if I did not note the value of the public-private partnerships and how integral
• and um I would be remiss if I did not note the value of the public-private partnerships and how integral

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:28:59.279> skills integrating the essential health skills integrating the essential health
• It<00:37:43.839> will<00:37:44.240> intentionally<00:37:44.960> integrate<00:37:
• 45.520> the It will intentionally integrate the It will intentionally integrate the essential<
• And just a reminder that ethnic studies and statute are to be integrated across all academic content
• And just a reminder that ethnic studies and statute are to be integrated across all academic content

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• and Quality Integrity.
• My units do of Program Integrity.
• For the program of eligibility, we are again an integrated eligibility system.
• <00:43:54.000> One<00:43:54.319> uh integrated eligibility system.
• One uh integrated eligibility system.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Next testifying we have Chris Kadzlaw, co-founder and managing director for Solari Integrated Medical
• Next testifying we have Chris Kadzlaw, co-founder and managing director for Solari Integrated Medical
• > of<00:25:31.679> the Chris Kadzlaw, co-founder and managing director for Solari Integrated
• So, the concept is to integrate that section of the cemetery into the entire design concept.
• <00:37:33.720> that So, the concept is to integrate that So, the concept is to integrate that

Bills: HCR92, HCR46, HCR172, HCR147, HCR112, HCR100, HR84, HR42, HR139, HR104, HR92

Keywords: automated external defibrillator, AED, cardiac arrest, state buildings, health education, public health, lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, Hawaii, workers' compensation, auditor, procurement audit, compliance, Department of Human Resources Development, transparency, accountability, medical care

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• the chair, Chair Wiklund, we know that she is calm, thoughtful, comprehensive, and she is full of integrity
• <00:33:03.240> She's and she is full of integrity. She's and she is full of integrity.
• So, I would ask members respectfully and with integrity to vote no on the Rasmussen motion.
• So, I would ask members respectfully and with integrity to vote no on the Rasmussen motion.
• So, I would ask members respectfully and with integrity to vote no on the Rasmussen motion.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This resolution aligns state agencies around a clear direction, integrating nutrition into care and public
• Roll call is open for your vote. direction integrating nutrition into direction integrating nutrition
• House Bill 305 extends the statute of limitations for violations in order to protect the integrity of
• <00:20:16.720> of<00:20:16.960> investigations protect the integrity of investigations
• protect the integrity of investigations and<00:20:18.640> ensures<00:20:19.120> that<00

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 05:09 Calendar/2nd Readings 05:59 Report of Committees 07:10 Orders of the Day 08:11 HJR 25 08:26 HB 66 11:58 HB 305 16:20 HB 432 22:44 HB 313 27:29 HB 44 30:26 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 34:30 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 42:07 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 43:38 ConC/Rules Report 47:26 Floor Amendments 48:25 Adjournment 48:54, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 94 members present. The chamber excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 136 and 183 and requested concurrence. The journal was approved, and several bills were reported for second reading, including measures on vehicle wheels, proactive post-secondary admission, choking prevention in schools, state parks, background checks, public post-secondary employment, tuition waivers, veterans benefits, and a resolution urging a federal accreditation pathway for veterans-benefits assistance companies. Committee reports advanced a number of bills, including measures on privacy protection, theft by deception, social work, licensed occupations, members of the bar, and alternative high school diplomas. The House then adopted House Joint Resolution 25, which declares Kentucky a “food is medicine” state and directs agencies to coordinate pilot studies and partnerships around nutrition, public health, and Kentucky-grown products; the resolution passed 95-0. The chamber also passed House Bill 66, as amended, on video teleconference meetings for agencies and boards. The bill requires posting board member contact information, permits video-only meetings for informational or routine matters, requires a physical quorum for final actions on law, regulation, taxation, and large grants, and allows agencies to set their own video-meeting procedures; it passed 95-0 after adoption of a committee substitute, floor amendment, and title amendment. House Bill 305, the grand jury service bill renamed the Crystal Rogers Act, was amended by committee substitute and floor amendment after a successful motion to suspend the rules for a technical correction. The bill strengthens grand jury confidentiality rules, prohibits knowing recording or disclosure by those present, and extends the statute of limitations for violations; supporters cited the Crystal Rogers case as the reason for closing a gap in the law. It passed 93-0. House Bill 432 on local purchasing also passed, 82-7, after committee substitute changes clarified the 75% threshold for used vehicles and equipment and updated rules for noncompetitive purchasing and local government flexibility. The House then passed House Bill 313, reducing the notice period for city utility franchise agreements from 18 months to 6 months, by a vote of 93-0, and House Bill 44, which creates a robotics program trust fund and grant program for grades 7-12 to support STEM and workforce training, by a vote of 91-0. The session concluded with motions and announcements, including the bringing up of House Resolution 60 from committee and a resolution recognizing February 11, 2026 as Recovery Advocacy Day in Kentucky, with remarks on overdose deaths, recovery efforts, and the importance of prevention and services. Members also announced upcoming receptions and meetings, and one bill, House Bill 372, was withdrawn.

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• on the integrity of the poles? They do, yes.
• increase the loading on the pole, and the pole loading. is typically a factor in the structural integrity
• We're typically assessing the structural integrity of the pole. shipping away at it.
• If you see something bad, just carve a little bit out like a cancer. and weaken the structural integrity
• from escalating cost by de-risking wildfire prone areas and third we should preserve the financial integrity

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• We're always eager to think about integration of oral health within women's and children's overall health
• We have a medical-dental integration report.
• I often think about oral health as integrated into medical care—you can’t talk about medical care and
• to be doing our community engagement team really targeting those provider practices to help them integrate
• This is a workflow of how to integrate prenatal oral health care into their practice, right?

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The MAPOC Women and Children’s Health Subcommittee heard a presentation from Kate Parker Riley, executive director of the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership, on the Husky Dental Program and efforts to improve oral health during pregnancy. She reviewed the structure of Connecticut’s Medicaid dental benefit, the ASO model, provider network, utilization trends, and member barriers to care. She noted that children’s dental measures remain above the national median, but adult utilization is lower and the dental provider network has been shrinking, with longer wait times in rural areas. A major focus was the state’s goal to raise the rate of oral evaluation during pregnancy from about 17.5% to 25% by 2030. Riley described planned outreach to OB/GYN practices using a draft “snapshot” report showing each practice’s pregnancy oral-health rate compared with the state average, along with education materials based on ACOG and AAP guidance. Committee members and guests discussed barriers such as lack of provider training, workflow burden, access to dentists who will see pregnant patients, and the need for stronger referral bridges. Suggestions included adding simple oral-health screening questions in OB settings, using human support to make appointments, and exploring co-located dental hygienists or other embedded models. Riley also highlighted partnerships with DSS, DCF, Head Start, WIC, Read to Grow, YMCA programs, refugee resettlement agencies, and school-based and hospital partners, as well as data-sharing and navigation efforts. She said pregnant members newly identified through HUSKY will now receive outreach and navigation support. DSS dental director Carolyn MacArthur introduced herself and said she supports the initiative, noting the literature linking untreated maternal dental disease to poor child oral-health outcomes. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with thanks and a preview of upcoming July presentations on integrated behavioral health and home visitation programs.

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• telehealth and technology to help bridge the gap for folks in rural Arkansas, moving toward clinically integrated
• Back in my PACT initiative, we talked briefly about clinically integrated networks.
• Clinically integrated networks are a wonderful platform to help with back-end support and to help with
• Well, that's really where the clinically integrated network comes into place.
• Well, that's really where the clinically integrated network comes into place.

Summary: The committee heard extensive public testimony from youth advocates and public health speakers urging action on vaping. Witnesses said flavored products and social media are driving youth use in Arkansas, described nicotine addiction and health harms, and asked lawmakers to prohibit vaping in public indoor spaces, align vape rules with smoke-free laws, and expand prevention efforts. Committee members thanked the speakers and encouraged them to continue building support for future legislation. The main presentation was an overview of Arkansas’s Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year federal initiative funded through CMS. State officials said Arkansas received about $209 million for the first year and may receive roughly $1 billion over five years if performance is strong. They emphasized that the program is intended for targeted, locally driven transformation rather than general operating support, debt relief, or new construction, and outlined four initiatives: Heart, PACT, Rise, and Thrive, focused on prevention, access and coordination, workforce development, and technology. Officials said applications would open in the spring, with a reimbursement-based process and a goal of launching all four initiatives by June. Members asked detailed questions about eligibility, rural definitions, school gardens, faith-based and nonprofit partnerships, mobile clinics, EMS, behavioral health, residency slots, and whether urban providers serving rural patients could apply. Officials said the program would favor regional collaboration, could support targeted renovations and expansion of existing programs, and would allow residency growth and some equipment or infrastructure purchases, but not food purchases or permanent new construction. They also said a committee of state health and finance officials would review applications, with heavy technical assistance and an expectation of quick turnaround. The committee also reviewed two DHS/Health Department rules. One implemented Medicaid and CHIP coverage and care coordination for eligible incarcerated youth before and after release, including targeted case management and screening services, with no public comments received. The other updated audiology licensing rules to reflect recent acts expanding scope of practice and changing the renewal deadline. Both rules were reviewed without objection, and the committee adjourned.