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• So, it whatever that to enroll in this.
• And my concern match our priorities.
• do a better job of setting priorities do a better job of setting priorities and<00:57:09.880>
• If you're thinking it's after that report that we then say, 'Oh, here are policy priorities,' what's
• sort of what would be our priority sort of what would be our priority buckets<01:00:53.960> our

Bills: HF3843, HF3597, HF4003, HF3167, HF4193

Keywords: workforce development, appropriations, nonprofit organizations, employment services, state funding, paid leave, S corporations, employment law, exemptions, Minnesota Statutes, cancer, healthcare, appropriation, Rural Cancer Institute, Minnesota clinicians, pilot program, nursing, education, University of Minnesota, equity

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• But the point is that the priority would be given to a person with a disability.
• But the point is that the priority would be given to a person with a disability.
• But the point is that the priority would be given to a person with a disability.
• But the point is that the priority would be given to a person with a disability.
• But the point is that the priority would be given to a person with a disability.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This continues the work of priority... That we need to be...
• This bill reflects the top priorities from our county's statewide associations.
• There are significant waiting lists for priority admissions to direct care and treatment.
• File 2416, the issue of priority admissions, often referred to as the...
• One of our main priorities is to shorten the diagnostic odyssey.

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• And this, I think, is one of the priority items in the state.
• It was 65 individual organizations with 106 separate sites that were enrolled with Medicaid that were
• So the best number I can give you is those enrolled with Medicaid.
• So the best number I can give you is those enrolled with Medicaid. Thank you.
• <00:47:16.359> with separate sites that were enrolled with separate sites that were enrolled

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: Division 3 Finance held a work session to move through five bills before noon, noting one member’s early departure and adjusting the order of bills accordingly. The first item, HB 54, would allow some alternative treatment centers in the medical cannabis system to operate for profit. Members discussed a fiscal note showing a one-time $133,000 cost, which was described as a Division 1 budget item to be handled through HB 2 rather than directly in Division 3. After discussion about keeping Division 1 informed and the distinction between retaining a bill versus funding it, the committee voted unanimously to retain HB 54 for further finance work and conversion into HB 2. The committee then took up HB 547, concerning reimbursement to counties for enhanced FMAP funds during the COVID period. The chair summarized the issue as federal enhanced Medicaid matching funds that were received by the state before authority existed to pass them through to counties, creating a disputed amount owed to counties. County representatives said the money should have gone to counties and clarified the relevant time period, while the department did not take a position. The chair proposed retaining the bill and moving it into HB 2, with discussion of a possible four-year repayment structure in equal annual installments. The committee agreed to retain the bill for continued work in the budget process. During the HB 547 discussion, members also clarified the fiscal and accounting details, including that the fiscal note had not been widely available and that some figures in the note should be treated as county revenue rather than county expenditure. Testimony explained that the enhanced FMAP increased from 50 percent to 56.2 percent, and that the state’s and counties’ shares of claims were affected by the timing of the federal change and the later state authorization. The committee emphasized that the issue was complex and budget-dependent, and that retaining the bill would allow further negotiation and incorporation into HB 2 rather than immediate final action.

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• The lieutenant governor last session when he passed it has made strengthening the grid a priority.
• The reason this bill is a priority is because I just want everyone to think about yourself.
• healthcare.gov, nor can it prevent MCOs from advertising Medicare Advantage plans at community enrollment
• deck when we. trying to make sure people get into the things that they're eligible for, just not enrolled
• nor streamlines any part of the application process. not provide preferential treatment or give priority

Bills: HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

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• Um, I know believe the priorities are.
• state to say these are the priorities state to say these are the priorities for<02:59:31.040>
• this in the budget and those priorities. this in the budget and those priorities.
• It's a priority of the current that.
• Let's be sure it's still a priority.

Keywords: 916, all

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• What is different about changing the term wait lists to pre-enrollment lists?
• What is different about changing the term wait lists to pre-enrollment lists?
• And so there's an opportunity to go on to the pre-enrollment list.
• What is different about changing the term wait lists to pre-enrollment lists?
• And so there's an opportunity to go on to the pre-enrollment list. Additional question.

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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• It's not a priority that's on Anoka County's capital improvement list, and it's bad policy to have the
• And it's a call to them with declining enrollment, with special ed, and where things are at and those
• And it's a call to them with declining enrollment, with special ed, and where things are at and those
• And it's a call to them with declining enrollment, with special ed, and where things are at and those
• And it's a call to them with declining enrollment, with special ed, and where things are at and those

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Minnesota legislator, I understand how difficult your task is this year, balancing many worthy priorities
• <00:27:35.279> I priorities with limited resources. I priorities with limited resources.
• A modification to Medicaid enrollment.
• Our doors are open to any student in our community or any student who open enrolls in our school.
• , declining enrollment, learning, declining enrollment, eligibility<00:52:54.160> changes<00:52

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's important to recognize that there was not a priority list for building aid until 10 years after
• It's important to recognize that there was not a priority list for building aid until 10 years after
• <01:38:04.639> And as enrollment steadily increased.
• And as enrollment steadily increased.
• <01:40:55.360> projections, and needed, enrollment projections, and needed, enrollment projections

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• funding formulas that may unintentionally overlook. real infrastructure needs or second-guess shared priorities
• and state priorities.
• local government's hesitancy to absorb additional debt, staffing capacity, and competing community priorities
• We've enrolled or graduated over 900 apprentices nationwide and so far are actively training the next
• Future investments should allow states more discretion over project eligibility and priority.

Keywords: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, water infrastructure, lead service lines, federal reauthorization, sustainability, cybersecurity

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on discussions surrounding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and its implications for local water systems. Various witnesses highlighted the transformative impact of the bipartisan infrastructure law, which has provided an unprecedented amount of funding to help address long-standing issues in drinking water infrastructure, particularly concerning lead service line replacements and sustainability in water management. The discussions emphasized the urgent need for federal reauthorization to continue supporting these initiatives, as many rural and disadvantaged communities still face substantial barriers in upgrading their water systems. Additionally, cybersecurity risks were noted, raising concerns over the vulnerability of water systems across the nation.

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• Primary sector growth boosts retail businesses, stabilizes school enrollment, and justifies enhanced
• Primary sector growth boosts retail businesses, stabilizes school enrollment, and justifies enhanced
• And because the enormous power needs that they have and the highest priority on that power, the data
• And then the other part of our advantages are partnerships and then our priorities.
• I talked about our priorities.

Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of Minnkota Power Cooperative before hearing presentations on large energy consumers and related infrastructure issues. The first presentation, from the North Dakota Transmission Authority, focused on the need for better local decision-making tools for counties, townships, and planning and zoning boards facing major projects such as transmission lines, pipelines, data centers, wind, solar, and large-scale agriculture. The speaker urged more objective, data-driven analysis, noted that local officials often have limited time and resources, and said the state should support training and tools through groups like the League of Cities and the Association of Counties. Members asked about proactive outreach, data center ordinances, and how to avoid subsidizing large loads or causing reliability problems. The Division of Air Quality then discussed environmental oversight of data centers, emphasizing that North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the country and that the agency’s role is limited to air, water discharge, stormwater, and waste—not zoning or water use. The presentation explained that data centers generally have low direct emissions but may rely on diesel backup generators when the grid is unavailable, which creates air-quality concerns; the department said it is requiring air monitors at some projects to collect real-world data and guide future decisions. Members asked about generator emissions, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession, and the agency said permit applicants pay for the monitors while the state handles some QA work. The Department of Water Resources followed with an overview of North Dakota water law and data center water use. The director explained the state’s prior-appropriation system, the public-interest review for permits, and the large overall water supply available from groundwater and the Missouri River. He said most proposed data centers use closed-loop cooling systems and generally request relatively small amounts of water compared with other uses such as power plants, irrigation, and oilfield operations, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use only a tiny fraction of Missouri River flow. Questions focused on downstream impacts and comparisons to fracking water use, and the director said the state’s use is too small to materially affect downstream users. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd-Erickson testified online about data center zoning and permitting. He asked the committee to have Legislative Council gather information on how other states handle data center permitting and to keep the topic on the interim agenda. He argued that local zoning should remain local, but said counties lack the technical and legal resources to manage complex reclamation or bonding requirements and that state-level enabling legislation may be more appropriate. He also recommended eliminating tax incentives for data centers. The committee chair said staff would prepare a document on other states’ zoning and permitting approaches. After a lunch recess, the committee reconvened at the EERC, where CEO Charles Gorecki gave an overview of the center’s 75 years of work and its role in oil and gas, carbon management, and other energy technologies, highlighting enhanced oil recovery and carbon dioxide utilization as major opportunities for future production and tax revenue.

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• <00:08:14.479> in<00:08:14.720> this citizens are not a priority in this citizens are
• not a priority in this general<00:08:15.199> assembly.
• and you don't cap the enroles and you don't cap the enroles or<00:14:09.440> you<00:14:09.680
• come than your then as more enroles come than your budget<00:14:18.079> contemplated, budget
• There's 21,000 enrolled now. The projection was about 1,400.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The committee and floor took up House Bill 1411, which concerned the Cover All Colorado program. Debate centered on whether removing the program’s cap would create an open-ended entitlement and add pressure to the state budget. Supporters and opponents argued over fiscal impacts, with several members saying the program had grown far beyond its original cost estimate and that the state needed to protect the budget and maintain a balanced plan. The bill was ultimately passed as amended. House Bill 1412 was then considered, authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover Medicaid overpayments in certain provider audits, including ABA therapy and non-emergency medical transportation. Sponsors said the measure would help recapture millions in overpayments tied to fraud, waste, and abuse, and noted safeguards such as strict benchmarks, internal audit review, and a third-party audit firm. An amendment striking the word “alleged” from the bill was adopted, and the bill passed as amended. House Bill 1413, which changes leave provisions for certain public servants, was also approved. The bill removes a statutory cap on how much sick leave state employees may earn, while leaving actual leave policies to departments and bargaining agreements, and increases annual military leave to align with federal law. Members described it as a modest employee-benefit measure in a year without across-the-board pay raises. The House also laid over House Bill 1410 until later in the day and received the committee of the whole report on a large slate of other bills. Later, Representative Richardson sought to reverse the committee’s action on an amendment to House Bill 1389, which involved the comprehensive human sexuality education grant fund, arguing the grant program should be repealed if it is no longer funded.

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• What we amended it to is instead of saying eligible for, it's enrolled in, so if they're enrolled in
• So it changed from eligible to enrolled to align with Head Start and Early Head Start.
• What we amended it to is instead of saying eligible for, it's enrolled in, so if they're enrolled in
• The bill will particularly focus and give priority to physicians at least 50...

Bills: SB241, SB145

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• educational priorities while maintaining alignment<00:17:39.880> with<00:17:40.000> the
• These funds currently support 22 LEAs across our state in their work to remove barriers to enrollment
• The remainder of the funding is based on current-year enrollment counts for 85%.
• current year enrollment counts for 85% current year enrollment counts for 85% and<01:11:53.480> then
• And if they've chosen not to participate in the program and they're not enrolled in C, it's actually

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a Minnesota Department of Education presentation on federal education funding and the potential effects of federal actions on those dollars. Chair Kunesh framed the discussion around concerns about threats to the U.S. Department of Education and noted that federal funds make up about 10% of Minnesota’s education budget, or roughly $1.4 billion. Senator Lang pushed back, emphasizing that 90% of school funding comes from state and local sources and urging the committee to focus on state mandates and how to pay for them. New member Senator Clark introduced himself and said he would teach ethics or running if he were a teacher. Department staff explained that federal education dollars are divided between entitlement/formula funds and competitive/discretionary grants. They said Minnesota receives federal money through established systems and that the department is seeking clarity about how federal changes might affect the flow of funds, oversight, and program administration. They also outlined Minnesota’s legislative review process for federal funds, which includes several pathways such as the governor’s biennial budget, supplemental budget submissions, legislative advisory committee review, and expedited review processes when needed. The presentation then focused on ESEA Title funding, especially Title I. Staff said Title I is one of the largest federal education programs in Minnesota, with about $200 million in current funding, and supports 476 local education agencies. They described how funds are allocated through Minnesota’s North Star accountability system and Compass support structure, based on measures such as poverty, graduation rates, and state assessment performance. Examples of allowable supports included professional development, attendance initiatives, reading curriculum, training, and peer coaching. Senators asked whether executive action could affect these funds and whether the money flows directly to districts or through the state; staff responded that they would avoid speculation and would continue explaining the different funding streams and oversight structure.

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• Most Alaska Natives were enrolled into both a village corporation and a regional corporation.
• Most Alaska Natives were enrolled into both a village corporation and a regional corporation.
• Most Alaska Natives were enrolled into both a village corporation and a regional corporation.
• Most Alaska Natives were enrolled into both a village corporation and a regional corporation.
• Most Alaska Natives were enrolled into both a village corporation and a regional corporation.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Is that a priority? Is that not?
• Is that a<01:48:01.760> priority?
• <01:48:02.880> So<01:48:03.040> I<01:48:03.199> think a priority?
• So I think a priority? Is that not?
• what are the priorities of the legislature?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review and amend the minutes from its previous meeting, correcting the date, several spelling and wording errors, and clarifying references to a scholarship fund and a member’s title. The minutes were then approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair then turned to the commission’s work plan under SB 57, emphasizing the need to prioritize the statutory topics and identify which issues require additional research, documentation, and possible spreadsheets. Members discussed a broad range of special education cost drivers and policy questions, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, whether referrals increased after COVID school closures, intervention processes before referral, the cost of services required under IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal law, state law, and DOE rules, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, district sharing of resources, dispute resolution, graduation rates, and adult learning outcomes. Several members raised concerns that school environments, mental health, bullying, and possible overidentification may be contributing to rising special education numbers and costs, while others cautioned that some reported district percentages may be inflated or unclear because of how the data are counted. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid when state appropriations are insufficient and require the governor to draw a warrant to cover shortfalls. Representative Ames explained that the bill had been recommended for interim study because the commission is already examining special education costing, and he highlighted the gap between FY24 special education costs of about $977.1 million and state aid of $33.9 million for catastrophic aid, $67.4 million for differentiated aid, and $50.8 million in federal IDEA funds, leaving local districts to cover about $825.1 million. He argued the commission should ultimately make clear that both the federal government and the state should contribute more. The Department of Education, through Melissa White, answered questions about data and oversight. She said special education counts come from IEPs entered into the state system using SASIDs, that DOE monitors districts through both desk audits and on-site visits, and that billing is checked against the services listed in each student’s IEP. She also said DOE’s special education work is largely federally funded, with roughly $56.7 million received through IDEA this year and about $49.1 million flowing through to LEAs, while the department retains a small amount for administration and statewide support activities. Members also discussed how adequacy calculations use special education counts from the state system and how those figures are reported.

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• similar to say a student that comes in as a student athlete and under the Tim Tebow type law they enroll
• So, they do have to enroll as a non-traditional student at the public school.
• > a<00:53:53.839> PE<00:53:54.240> class<00:53:54.400> and type law they enroll
• <00:53:59.440> as<00:53:59.680> a So, they do have to enroll as a So, they do have
• to enroll as a non-traditional<00:54:00.640> student<00:54:00.880> at<00:54:01.119>

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• SB 1380, opt for management conservation priority. Ready.
• SB 1380, offer for management conservation priority. Natural Resources.
• SB 1306, ESA's expenditures enrollment limitations.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• <01:08:47.839> to it's this committee's priority to it's this committee's priority to address
• Um and so that is the priority issue.
• <01:14:37.600> finance priority for the education finance priority for the education finance
• <01:26:45.600> What make teacher pensions a priority.
• What make teacher pensions a priority.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all