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• Column B identifies the type of transaction, whether it's an appropriation, a transfer, a cancellation
• Um, column B identifies the<00:04:32.320> type<00:04:32.560> of<00:04:32.880> transaction
• <00:04:33.759> whether<00:04:34.160> it's<00:04:34.560> an the type of transaction
• , whether it's an the type of transaction, whether it's an appropriation,<00:04:35.520> a<00:04

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So if they're submitting to Medicaid and they get paid 20%, it devalues that one transaction to 80%.
• So if they're submitting to Medicaid and they get paid 20%, it devalues that one transaction to 80%.
• It devalues<01:28:06.080> that<01:28:06.480> one<01:28:06.960> transaction<01:28
• :07.679> to<01:28:08.000> 80% Devalues that one transaction to 80%.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met for its third discussion on special education aid under retained bill 742, with the chair noting that no action would be taken at the meeting. The chair reviewed prior hearings on Medicaid and local special education funding shortfalls, saying the committee was trying to understand why districts are facing proration of special education aid and how to reduce unfunded costs. He raised a series of questions for the Department of Education about the Nessus system, eligibility and ineligibility, invoices and vouchers, audit procedures, reimbursement rates, out-of-state placements, and who enters data at the district level. Rebecca Fdet, director of special education services at the Department of Education, explained that Nessus is the statewide special education information system and that every child in special education must be entered into it. She said most districts use it to develop IEPs and track services, while six districts use it only as a data reporting tool. She described which fields are required, how the system connects IEP development to the financial section, and how districts submit invoices when seeking special education aid, court-ordered placement payments, or episode-of-treatment placements. She said the department reviews invoices against the IEP, pays only for allowable services, and uses a cap that notifies districts when they reach the annual limit. Members asked about who submits the information, how districts decide when to seek aid, and how costs are calculated for individual or group services. Fdet said the district, usually an administrative assistant in the SAU office, submits the documentation electronically, and districts decide when to track students for aid based on their own circumstances. She said reimbursement is based on actual costs tied to the IEP, with group services split among students, and that the department does not generally set rates for local services. The only rate-setting she described was for approved private special education providers, which submit annual cost spreadsheets for tuition rates. She also said out-of-state providers must be approved by their own state, and the department checks licensure and certification through monitoring and investigations if concerns arise. The department also described its monitoring process, called Program Approval and General Supervision Monitoring, or PAGS. Fdet said districts are reviewed on a six-year cycle, with more intensive review for districts needing assistance or intervention and fewer file requests for districts meeting requirements. She said the department can review up to 65 data points on an IEP and that districts must submit special education aid paperwork by July 31, with superintendent verification due by August 15. The meeting ended with continued questions about procurement, audit procedures, and how the department handles out-of-district and out-of-state placements.

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• appropriation for reimbursements to deputy registrars and driver's license agents for certain transactions
• driver's license agents<01:55:15.119> for<01:55:15.360> certain<01:55:15.679> transactions
• <01:55:16.400> for agents for certain transactions for agents for certain transactions for

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• associations to achieve higher hurricane limits to help transfer risks, facilitate real estate transactions
• transfer risks, facilitate<00:03:52.319> real<00:03:52.480> estate<00:03:53.159> transactions
• ,<00:03:54.159> and facilitate real estate transactions, and facilitate real estate transactions

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• commission, covering equipment efficiency, facility conditions, licensing, complex formulas for transactions
• conditions, licensing, complex formulas conditions, licensing, complex formulas for<00:25:28.279> transactions
• ,<00:25:29.279> charitable for transactions, charitable for transactions, charitable requirements

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• does that is because in when and if that depositor or, say, it's a landlord or a business in a transaction
• :35.600> a say it's a landlord or a business in a say it's a landlord or a business in a transaction
• > up<00:04:37.120> having<00:04:37.520> some<00:04:38.320> economic transaction
• ends up having some economic transaction ends up having some economic tragedy<00:04:40.080> and

Bills: HF2233, HF1999, HF1995, HF1614, HF2781, HF1775, HF1316, HF2127, HF2521, HF689, HF2380, HF1273

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• that situation, they call the Taxpayer Rights Advocates Office, and they will help facilitate the transaction
• facilitate<00:32:56.840> the they will help facilitate the they will help facilitate the transaction
• <00:32:58.039> they transaction they transaction they need<00:33:00.440> Mr<00:33:00.679

Keywords: 1183, house

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• especially in the world we live in today and especially for purposes of business and people that transact
• 42.439> that for purposes of business and people that for purposes of business and people that transact
• 43.720> is<00:03:43.879> a<00:03:44.080> certainty<00:03:44.720> that transact
• business is a certainty that transact business is a certainty that when<00:03:45.680> when<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• These are cash transactions. There's not always cash exchanged.
• 16.560> cash reach in this case it's these are cash reach in this case it's these are cash transactions
• there's<01:38:17.760> not<01:38:17.960> always<01:38:18.679> cash transactions
• there's not always cash transactions there's not always cash exchanged<01:38:20.080> uh<01:38

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• dive into how the bank managed its risk exposure and how we manage the losses and the financial transactions
• dive into how the bank managed its risk exposure and how we manage the losses and the financial transactions
• dive into how the bank managed its risk exposure and how we manage the losses and the financial transactions
• dive into how the bank managed its risk exposure and how we manage the losses and the financial transactions

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met on January 9, 2025, to focus on internal controls, fraud prevention, and legislative oversight of state agencies. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall explained Minnesota’s internal control framework, based on the GAO Green Book, and described five core controls: assigning responsibility, separating duties, restricting access, maintaining policies and procedures, and keeping records. She tied each control to examples from recent audits, including DHS’s Medicaid provider debt recovery, the Minnesota State Academies’ travel reimbursement issue, privileged access at the Minnesota State Lottery, missing mileage-verification procedures at the Board of Firefighter Training and Education, and weak documentation in the Board on Aging’s senior nutrition program. Deputy Legislative Auditor Jod Mson Rodriguez then presented a new follow-up report on implementation of prior recommendations from 2022 through 2024, including special reviews. She said the office gathers agency documentation, evaluates progress, and categorizes recommendations from implemented to not applicable, while noting that some items require more work to verify and that this reflects OLA capacity rather than agency performance. Examples included the Department of Commerce, where some policy changes were verified but further work would be needed to confirm consistent investigator compliance, and the Metropolitan Council, where more data analysis would be needed to determine whether bonus payments were properly earned. She also noted that a legislature-directed recommendation to require grant manager training had not been implemented. Overall, OLA reported that state agencies had implemented or partially implemented close to 70% of its recommendations, while the legislature had implemented or partially implemented about 40% of recommendations from the last three years. Members generally praised the office’s work and discussed how agencies respond after reports are issued. Senator Westrom raised concerns about a recent media report on alleged fraud in CCAP, and Randall said OLA was aware of the issue but could not discuss details. Senator Draheim asked about post-report agency engagement, and Randall and Rodriguez said follow-up varies, with some agencies seeking private meetings and others engaging less, but that the follow-up process often prompts further discussion and improvement.

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• It's a code that's 18 digits long for each transaction, but essentially it allows us to group school
• digits long system it's a code that's 18 digits long for<00:19:15.039> each<00:19:15.559> transaction
• <00:19:16.559> but<00:19:16.760> essentially<00:19:17.200> it for each transaction
• but essentially it for each transaction but essentially it allows<00:19:17.679> us<00:19:17.880

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the January 21st minutes by voice vote. Members then resumed a school finance overview focused on how Minnesota’s “base” budgeting system works and how future committee targets are set above or below that base by the Ways and Means chair, in consultation with fiscal staff. Staff emphasized that school funding decisions are tied to the state budget base and that changes made by the tax committee can affect school levies and school finance more broadly. The presentation then turned to property tax fundamentals. Staff explained that roughly 65% of school district revenue comes from state aid and about 20% from property taxes, with property tax revenue applying to school districts rather than charter schools. They reviewed the two main school tax bases—referendum market value and adjusted net tax capacity—along with class rates, sales ratios, and equalization. They also described tax credits, especially the school building bond agricultural credit, which helps reduce the property tax burden on agricultural land in Greater Minnesota. Members discussed student choice programs and how funding follows students. In response to questions from Representative Quam, staff explained postsecondary enrollment options (including direct enrollment and College in the Schools) and online learning, noting that funding generally follows the student to the serving institution or district. Staff also reviewed Minnesota’s pupil-counting system, including average daily membership and pupil weighting, and explained that students attending charter schools, other districts through open enrollment, or online programs are counted where they are served. The presentation concluded with broader school finance context: funding sources, equity and adequacy goals, constitutional and statutory authority, and the state’s school data systems (EUP/FARS, MARS, and STARS). Staff also began reviewing long-term enrollment trends, noting the impact of the baby boom, later growth from the mid-1980s through about 2000, and projected modest declines in public school enrollment through 2029.

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• The first issue is our provisions related to online transactions, online ordering of products, where
• The problem is the second part of that transaction is when the product legally is delivered to presumably
• In that case, the bill requires a second verification of the same single transaction, which requires

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The entire transaction is tracked and logged via text messages.
• The cash transaction happened on Cash App. Noah was not a drinker or did drugs.
• In about a year, the Education Department automatically processed transactions worth more than $654 million

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The entire transaction is tracked and logged via text messages.
• The cash transaction happened on Cash App. Noah was not a drinker or did drugs.
• In about a year, the Education Department automatically processed transactions worth more than $654 million

Summary: The Senate met, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then handled a series of messages and floor actions. The chamber transmitted a large group of Senate bills to the governor and Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004 to the Secretary of State. It also received House requests to return Senate Bills 1175 and 1198 for reconsideration, which were granted without objection. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House concurrent resolutions. On H.C.R. 2001, a constitutional referral on election requirements, senators debated a Judiciary Committee amendment and a Hoffman floor amendment that would require voter ID, allow election-day tabulation of early ballots at polling places, and require legislative funding for implementation. Supporters said the measure would improve election security, voter confidence, and speed up results; opponents argued it was vague, could undermine mail voting, and lacked clear implementation details. The amendment was adopted, and after further debate the Committee of the Whole gave H.C.R. 2001 a do-pass recommendation by a 15-12 vote. Later, on third reading, the full Senate passed H.C.R. 2001 by a 16-12 vote and transmitted it to the House. The chamber also considered H.C.R. 2003, a referral on student athletics and biological sex. Senator Ortiz offered a floor amendment to replace the blanket ban approach with rules based on athletic ability and inclusion; supporters said it would preserve fairness while avoiding discrimination, while opponents said it would gut the measure and weaken protections for girls’ sports. The Ortiz amendment failed 11-16, and H.C.R. 2003 then received a do-pass recommendation in Committee of the Whole and later passed third reading. H.C.R. 2044, a referral on prohibiting preferential treatment and discrimination, also received a do-pass recommendation without recorded controversy. The Senate then adjourned after completing the remaining procedural motions and votes.

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• As a pharmacist, if you're making 20 cents per prescription, it would take 500 transactions to make $100
• As a pharmacist, if you're making 20 cents per prescription, it would take 500 transactions to make $100
• It restores state local control and limits transactions. We worked with the state auditor's office.

Bills: SB65, SB248, SB330, SB378, SB844, SB1330, SB1410, SB1475, SB1476, SB1565, SB1618, SB1623, SJR39, SJR47, SB2084, SB1655, SB1679, SB2174, SB1775, SB1873, SB1204, SB1884, SB1916, SB1937, SB1447, SB1500, SB2007, SB2074, SB1944, SB2018, SB1984, SB2026, SB2045, SB2049, SB2062, SB2112, SB2118, SB2127, SB2134, SB2135, SB2139, SB2154, SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• These are good amendments that maintain the bill's goal of making annuity transactions more timely and
• Parker, relating to the filing of a fraudulent financing statement in relation to certain secured transactions
• These are good amendments that maintain the bill's goal of making annuity transactions more timely and

Bills: SB15, SB646, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1610, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB2972, SB973, SB865, SB506, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB974, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB1302, SB519, SB2807, SB13, SB7, SB1718, SB1567, SB1233, SB413, SB2177, SB30, SB2024, SJR1, SCR27, SB2018, SB1580, SB2121, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1596, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SCR9, SB204, SB437, SB568, SB612, SB672, SB710, SB823, SB876, SB904, SB905, SB968, SB1084, SB1207, SB1230, SB1313, SB1504, SB1790, SB2232, SB2366, SB2367, SB2398, SB2515, SB2520, SB2589, SB2786, SB2790, SB3048, SB3050, SB3052, SB3053, SB3056, SB3029, SCR3, SCR18, SCR30, HCR146, HCR148, HCR149, HCR153, HCR155, HCR157, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB2712, HB171, HB3153, HB143, HB2688, HB3464, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB2, HB1522, HB24, HB 1237, HB2637, HB3126, HB3233, HB4310, HB3487, HCR9, HB5331, HB1397, HB163, HB3250, HB3071, HB3463, HB5033, HB35, HB3824, HB216, HB4226, HB3512, HB18, HB5154, HB 103, HB851, HB647, HB4520, HB3016, HB2313, HB2818, HB2851, HB4486, HB4264, HB1500, HB5081, HB2974, HB2080, HB4384, HB5659, HB493, HB4903, HB2516, HB4488, HB4530, HB3689, HB145, HB43, HB5247, HB2221, HB5671, HB700, HB3711, HB 120, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB379

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

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• yarboro 76 members of answer Ro Corum is yarboro 76 members of answer Ro Corum is President house ra transact
• business President house ra transact business President house ra transact business chair recognized

Keywords: sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• Senate Bill 893, Senator Guile: business regulation, rounding cash transactions, authorization.
• business regulation,<02:03:06.880> rounding<02:03:07.280> cash<02:03:07.599> transactions
• , regulation, rounding cash transactions, regulation, rounding cash transactions, authorization.
• Consumer Protection, Retail Transaction for Essential Consumer Goods, Cash Payments. >> House Bill 191
• <03:07:36.960> for Protection, Retail Transaction for Protection, Retail Transaction for Essential

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum and first honored Nancy Crawford with a resolution recognizing her 46 years of state service, including 20 years as Senator Pam Beidle’s chief of staff. Senator Beidle then spoke at length about her own retirement plans and public service, reflecting on her career in the House and Senate, her work on the Finance Committee, and thanking her staff and colleagues. The chamber unanimously journalized the remarks. The Senate then moved into business on House and Senate messages, including House Bill 139 and Senate Bill 311, and adopted a conference committee report on House Bill 1532, the Utility Relief/Reducing Energy Load for Inflation measure. The report was described as a broad energy and utility package that had already passed the Senate 38-4 and was said to address short-, medium-, and long-term issues, including rate relief, in-state generation, data center policy, consumer transparency, and low-income utility assistance. During debate on the conference report, the majority leader explained several changes from prior versions: no legislative ban on forecast test years, instead deferring to the Public Service Commission; removal of gas programs from Empower to avoid inequities across service territories; modest opening of the retail supply market with guardrails; and rejection of some floor amendments, including a gas line extension provision and a study amendment. The minority leader argued the bill offered only limited relief, focused too much on talking points and short-term savings, and said many bipartisan amendments were not retained. The majority leader responded that the bill would save ratepayers real dollars through provisions on utility adders, executive bonuses, FERC-related returns, and new generation, and urged adoption of the conference report.

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• Currently, they're assigned to look at transactive energy cost allocation for DER interconnection.
• > energy<00:31:45.919> cost<00:31:46.240> allocation<00:31:46.799> for transactive
• energy cost allocation for transactive energy cost allocation for deer<00:31:47.679> interconnection
• They're looking at many different things currently, like, as I mentioned earlier, transactive energy
• <00:40:43.839> energy mentioned earlier transactive energy mentioned earlier transactive energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That includes understanding innovations in AI, understanding innovations in market practice, transactional

Keywords: 1064, all