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• processes maybe. processes maybe.
• So, did you stay within your budget, went over your budget, or under your budget? totaled.
• no budget? no budget?
• budget budget >> Friday.
• budget and another third of the budget budget and another third of the budget is<01:54:40.639>

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• I will focus today on our budget requests.
• That's part of our interview process.
• The main differences from the FY26 Operating budget versus the FY27 budget request is that our state
• And then you have an 18 billion budget. This is the largest budget.
• We're very close to three states that have a more proficient process and more certain. Process.

Keywords: 996, all

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• budget phase.
• We perform the capital budget role. The capital budget requests come to us.
• budget, this capital budget, six in this budget, this capital budget, and<01:10:12.560> then<
• And uh welcome to uh Senate Capital<01:26:42.719> Budget. Capital Budget. Capital Budget.
• Budget improvement investment in our debt service in our agency budget.

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• This budget framework invests in shared goals like education, health care, and family budgets.
• again and we have a budget agreement. again and we have a budget agreement.
• is only part of the process.
• now this is only part of the process. now this is only part of the process.
• Thank you. that this is a solid budget. It is that this is a solid budget.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• c> if approve budgets and change budgets if approve budgets and change budgets if necessary.<00:36
• c> there processes, payment processes and there processes, payment processes and there have<01:27
• fiscal year 26 budget. fiscal year 26 budget.
• What was what's what's your<03:42:19.120> budget? your budget? your budget?
• So when I was given that number, it was during the budgeting process.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint House Committee on Tourism and Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism held an informational briefing on the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s interim action plans, current projects, contract updates, destination management action plans, and state auditor findings. Interim CEO Caroline Anderson described her role as temporary and said she was focused on identifying problems, gathering information, communicating with stakeholders, and implementing solutions. She said HTA is now operating as a typical state agency subject to state controls, but noted that HTA’s work often involves nontraditional programs that can create process errors. She also said she had directed staff to review the auditor’s findings on the destination management action plan process and that the review was posted publicly. A major topic was the search for a permanent CEO and the agency’s restructuring under SB 1571. HTA board chair Tata Po said he hoped to select a CEO within about four months, with three to six finalists expected in roughly two to two-and-a-half months, and said the job description would largely remain the same except for compensation and reporting changes under the new law. Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism representatives explained that HTA’s board is now advisory and does not approve the budget, while DBEDT retains budget authority. They also said HTA is working with the governor’s office and DBEDT on contract and budget transitions, including a possible shift to a calendar-year process so grantees and contractors have more certainty. Members pressed HTA on staffing, oversight, and accountability, especially around the destination stewardship team and the CNHA/Kilohana and HVCB contracts. HTA said the destination stewardship team supports destination management and product development, including workforce development, sports, and implementation of destination management action plans, and that staff provide direction to contractors rather than simply handing work over to them. Anderson said the stewardship team had 11 people and that the destination management side covered about 15 contracts, while the branding side had three managers overseeing nine contracts. She said the agency had 47 contracts overall and that the major contracts included CNHA/Kilohana and HVCB. Several members criticized HTA’s management history, questioned staffing qualifications and compensation, and expressed concern that the agency had lost public trust. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.

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• Um, we have a massive budget, not um, so uh the fiscal part of the budget bill for the elections is actually
• with our standard budget rules? Mr. with our standard budget rules? Mr.
• government budget omnibus bill. government budget omnibus bill.
• There is a $2.7 million budget.
• easier to participate in the process. easier to participate in the process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Again, thank you to our budget chair.
• Speaker, the budget chair, the budget subchairs, and so many members for their hard work involved in
• I don't often speak on matters of the budget, and in big part because, again this year, I think our budget
• We are in a budget crisis, and one of the biggest drivers of our budget crisis are our uncontrolled labor
• I also want to talk about how amazing the process was. It was a long process.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a long floor session focused heavily on budget trailer bills, labor agreements, housing, environmental review, and several resolutions. Members also introduced visiting guests, including family members, district staff, Mandela Washington Fellows, and UC Berkeley public policy students. Procedural motions were taken up early, including a successful roll-call vote to suspend rules so certain budget-related bills could be heard without reference to file. The chamber approved several major budget measures. SB 129, the labor trailer bill, passed 56-4 after supporters said it made technical budget adjustments, funded collective bargaining, supported In-Home Supportive Services, and addressed pension and project-related issues. SB 131, the public resources and housing trailer bill, passed 50-3 after extensive debate over homelessness funding, CEQA exemptions, advanced manufacturing, high-speed rail, rural access to funds, tribal consultation, and environmental protections; multiple members voiced support while also urging follow-up changes. The Assembly also adopted SB 139, implementing agreements for professional and operating engineers, by 69-1, and SB 140, implementing the correctional officers’ agreement, by 71-0. Later, AB 130, the housing trailer bill, was taken up on concurrence in Senate amendments after a successful rule suspension; members discussed tribal consultation protections, CEQA reform, prevailing wage, and vehicle miles traveled provisions, with debate continuing as the transcript ended. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 927, extending the Williams inspection window for certain school districts, which passed 70-0. In addition, ACR 16 naming the 10th Street Bridge the POW/MIA Bridge passed 70-0. AJR 9, urging full and consistent federal funding for the National Park Service, drew broad bipartisan support and passed 66-0 after members highlighted California parks’ economic and cultural importance. HR 47, recognizing the Fourth of July and the Declaration of Independence, prompted extended remarks on democracy, civics, immigration, military service, and community celebrations before being adopted by voice vote with 64 co-authors added. The consent calendar was also adopted 64-0.

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• I'm happy to say that you'll be pleased once again that the driver of this whole budget process is our
• six-year budget plan.
• The driver of this whole budget process is our six-year budget plan, and you all will have that in front
• First item is our budget process. We started to. First item is our budget process.
• They are budget, anticipated budget gaps that have to be solved.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• As you can see throughout the budget document.
• Our please ask me or ask our budget staff any questions you might have on any of the budget issues or
• Remember, this is a very member driven budget process.
• They are so fed up. >> With the >> permitting process with the inspection process is becoming very difficult
• This is a budget committee.

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• This will be our first look at the budget.
• We took 90 headcount and all of the processes, all of it.
• We still have our budgeted headcount is 628.
• The first is the closeout process.
• The second process is our default process.

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• district budget in Kentucky, exceeds the operating budget of Louisville Metro Government, is more than
• :59.440> of managing an annual district budget of managing an annual district budget of approximately
• > budget<00:04:06.680> of exceeds the operating budget of exceeds the operating budget
• , school district budget, school district budget, and<00:04:12.840> is<00:04:12.960> nearly
• We approve budgets. We Education does. We approve budgets. We approve<00:08:51.320> policy.

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• So the executive has a role in the current process would have a role in this contingency process.
• even on the when we voted on the budget even on the when we voted on the budget one one one In<00
• <00:26:40.480> would has a role in the current process would has a role in the current process
• This would be the—you have a budget, you have the CR. If you can't get a budget, have the CR.
• <00:34:30.960> by very end, we can't get to a budget by very end, we can't get to a budget

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• budgets and whatnot and county budgets budgets and whatnot and county budgets to<00:24:02.080>
• Um, our school budget hearing is at a different day, different time from our municipal budget.
• municipal budget. municipal budget.
• that [snorts] would be the process. that [snorts] would be the process.
• process? process?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in executive session to consider HB 314, which would prohibit the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities. Representative Turkot offered a replace-all amendment intended to be a compromise measure focused on transparency and local control. He explained that the amendment narrows the bill to registered lobbyists, clarifies that public officials and employees who are not required to register as lobbyists are not restricted from testifying, and adds a process allowing municipalities to opt in to lobbying-related spending if approved locally and disclosed in annual reports. He also said the amendment was designed to address confusion he believes has been caused by misinformation about the bill’s effect on municipalities and associations. Committee members raised repeated concerns about how the amendment would apply to school districts, cooperative districts, counties, and other associations beyond the New Hampshire Municipal Association. Turkot and others said the language in RSA 15 and the added references to RSA 318-A were intended to cover lobbying entities generally, while the NHMA section was included because it is separately addressed in statute. Several members questioned whether the amendment’s intent was clear enough without explicit references to schools and counties, and whether the committee should have held a public hearing on the substantially revised language. Supporters argued the amendment was clear, that school districts and municipalities are distinct legal entities, and that cooperative districts could handle the issue through their existing annual-report and voting processes. The discussion also covered how local approval would work, including whether the proposal would require an opt-in vote and how county budgets would reflect lobbying-related dues or expenses. Members noted that in cooperative districts and county settings, approval would likely be handled through existing budget or annual report procedures, with majority vote rules applying where relevant. No final vote on the amendment or bill is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee spent most of the session debating the scope, clarity, and transparency requirements of the proposed changes.

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• process.
• A 6% budget is a nice budget.
• into the budget-making process.
• So building that into the budget development process is a really important part of your job as a legislature
• As soon as we figure out how we're going to handle the amendment process on the budget, we'll let you

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• Um, I would next step in the process.
• <00:07:27.440> into continues DNR's existing budget into continues DNR's existing budget into
• processes in the face of rising costs. processes in the face of rising costs.
• in the governor's budget would. in the governor's budget would.
• We implore you to reconsider these allocations and... budget during a time of fiscal budget during a

Bills: HF2439

Keywords: environmental protection, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations, 1183, house

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• The process is confidential.
• The process is confidential.
• The process is confidential.
• We will proceed with our budget process in due course.
• uh with our budget process in due course uh with our budget process in due course commissioner<00

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• to set a certain budget in actuarial science.
• Actuaries work very hard to not be budget-driven.
• So there's a Budget in actuarial science.
• and Process.
• That is a new process.

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Summary: The committee held an informational hearing focused first on Oregon Medicaid coordinated care organization (CCO) finances and rate setting. Oregon Health Authority staff explained how 2025 CCO financial results will inform 2027 capitation rates, including reserve requirements, subcapitation arrangements, and major cost drivers such as behavioral health, pharmacy, rural hospital costs, and dental directed payments. They said the Legislature’s added 2025 funding materially improved CCO margins and that, without it, the program would have been negative overall. Members asked about retained earnings, subcapitation, behavioral health utilization, ABA therapy, and whether outcomes are being evaluated; OHA said rate setting is actuarial and that CCOs, OHA, and other partners all play roles in monitoring efficacy and access. OHA also reviewed House Bill 4039 changes intended to increase transparency and give CCOs earlier access to rate information and reconciliation exhibits. CCO representatives then testified that the system is under significant financial pressure and that behavioral health state-directed payments, benefit changes, and federal uncertainty from H.R. 1 are reducing flexibility. CareOregon said it has lost more than $500 million over the last couple of years and is now making provider terminations and other network changes to align spending with available funding, while emphasizing that CCOs must make hard decisions about which services and providers can be sustained. Eastern Oregon CCO said rural and frontier factors, cost-based hospitals, air ambulance needs, and statewide efficiency adjustments are not fully reflected in rates, and that dental funding is especially strained. Trillium similarly warned that state-directed payments and benefit expansion pressures are constraining the global budget model and that H.R. 1 could worsen acuity and volatility. Members pressed the witnesses on who is responsible for evaluating treatment effectiveness, especially for ABA and psychotherapy, and on how utilization limits and reimbursement changes are being used to control costs. The committee then shifted to an overview of the Affordable Care Act and Oregon’s commercial insurance market. Department of Consumer and Business Services staff explained actuarial value, metal tiers, premium tax credits, medical loss ratio rules, and the main drivers of premium rates: cost trend, utilization trend, and administrative costs. They said mandates have likely added only a limited amount to premiums over the past decade, though the exact effect is difficult to isolate, and they gave examples of how high-cost, low-volume services versus broad, high-utilization services can affect rates differently. Staff also noted that Providence Health Plan and PacificSource Health Plans are withdrawing from the individual market, though consumers should still have at least three insurer options in every county and may have four in many counties. The division said it is in the middle of reviewing proposed 2027 rates and will continue its public rate review process, including hearings and written comment.

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• Third, the triage process needs to be improved.
• Third, the triage process needs to be. another three to five months.
• Third, the triage process needs to be improved.
• It is a line item in our budget.
• So you will see it in our budget outlined as well.

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Summary: The committee conducted sunset reviews for the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Nursing, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants. The Auditor General’s reports praised each board for timely licensing in some areas but identified recurring problems with complaint investigations, public safety oversight, fee analysis, records/documentation, and internal controls. For Pharmacy, the main concerns were weak enforcement of controlled substances prescription monitoring program (CSPMP) requirements and slow complaint resolution; the board said it had implemented some recommendations, was pursuing a new database vendor, and supported legislation to strengthen CSPMP enforcement. For Nursing, the audit found a large and growing backlog of complaints and repeated delays in resolving cases; the executive director said the board was under-resourced and requested 28 additional investigative positions, while nursing stakeholders supported process reforms and cited a bill to improve timelines and fairness. For Occupational Therapy, the audit focused on missing or poorly documented fingerprint clearance card checks, delayed action on a serious criminal-charge disclosure, and other compliance issues; the board said it had accepted and was implementing all recommendations, including new procedures and rulemaking. For Physician Assistants, the audit found weak oversight by the executive director, extensive delays in complaint handling, and an incentive-pay system that did not align with key performance goals; the board said it had already made structural changes, was improving tracking and IT systems, and planned to continue implementing recommendations. After discussion and testimony from board officials, public members, and nursing stakeholders, the committee voted to continue the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy for six years until July 1, 2032, the State Board of Nursing for four years until July 1, 2031, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for four years until July 1, 2030, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants for a continued term with statutory changes (the transcript includes the board review and related discussion, but the final motion text for the physician assistants board is not fully captured in the excerpt). The votes on the first three continuations were approved by roll call, with members generally supporting continuation while expressing concern about complaint backlogs and the need for reforms.

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• Financial aid makes up about 5% of our overall budget.
• we budget that.
• on how we budget that out.
• on how we budget that out.
• Administrative changes could improve this process, while overall fee budgets could remain the same.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on higher education funding, focusing on how Florida’s university system should be financed and whether a new funding model is needed. University system financial officers and Chancellor Ray Rodriguez discussed major cost drivers, including wages and benefits, utilities, maintenance, financial aid, research, and the effects of geography, institutional mission, and student mix. UF highlighted the cost of research and graduate programs; UCF and FAU pointed to growth, location, and cost of living; FAMU emphasized recruiting top-tier talent while relying on other revenue sources; and UNF noted the challenges of growth and long-term planning. Members also discussed the role of internal controls and audits in addressing excessive spending and questioned whether out-of-state tuition should be adjusted to help offset costs. On revenue sources beyond state appropriations and tuition, the panel described auxiliaries, restricted funds, capital projects, and component units such as foundations and health systems. Several universities noted that some revenues are restricted to specific purposes and cannot be used for general operations. FAMU explained that a large share of its capital project funding reflected active campus construction, while UF said its component-unit revenue is largely tied to UF Health. The Chancellor emphasized that the system’s low tuition and strong state support are central to Florida’s national standing, but also noted that some auxiliary revenues are pledged to debt and must be managed carefully. When discussing the current funding process, witnesses praised Florida’s performance-based funding model for aligning incentives with student success, transparency, and accountability. They also raised concerns about non-recurring appropriations, rising employee benefit costs, unfunded mandates, deferred maintenance, and the difficulty of multi-year planning. Suggestions for improvement included more recurring funding, better coverage of mandated costs, greater flexibility in fee-setting, and possible weighting for mission, geography, and institutional type. The Chancellor said the Board of Governors is considering a “version 3.0” of performance-based funding that would benchmark institutions against peers and Carnegie classifications, but any changes would require legislative action. On out-of-state tuition, most universities said they would prefer local board flexibility, while the Chancellor cautioned that increasing out-of-state enrollment or fees could affect future state support and should be balanced carefully.

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• This bill is an example of California using the budget process to make major policy changes with limited
• process.
• Budget Chair.
• budget agreement.
• of the budget.

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