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• Chair calls Guy Herman, Judge Herman, and Ed Heimlich. Mr. Herman, Judge Herman, and Ed Heimlich.
• Seeing none, the chair calls Ed Heimlich.
• Bruce Hargrave and Ed Heimlich. Mr.
• Heimlich, I have you here as Ed Heimlich, on behalf of yourself, registered against the bill; is that

Bills: SB1015, SB2933

Keywords: statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary, revenue distribution, SB 2933, elder abuse, neglect, judicial training

Summary: The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence heard testimony on Senate Bill 1015, which would clarify that the comptroller is responsible for distributing excess judicial fund payments back to statutory probate courts. Judge Guy Herman testified in support, saying the bill would help ensure probate courts receive funding they are entitled to, while Ed Heimlich testified against the bill with broad criticism of probate courts and judicial practices. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2933, which would add elder abuse training to required judicial education for several categories of judges and judicial officers; Dr. Bruce Hargrave supported the bill, citing the prevalence and underreporting of elder abuse and the need for judges to recognize warning signs. No votes were taken on either of those bills, and SB 2933 was left pending. The committee then reconsidered Senate Bill 38, an eviction-related bill, and Vice Chair Hayes described two agreed floor amendments: one limiting the summary disposition procedure to forcible entry and detainer cases involving squatters, and another requiring a notice to pay rent or vacate for tenants who had been timely payers but missed a payment. After discussion, the committee voted 6-4 to report SB 38 without amendments. The committee also adopted or advanced a series of other bills and resolutions, including SB 293, SB 1141, SB 1448, SB 1536, SB 1558, SB 1838, SB 1940, SB 2127, SB 53, SB 251, SB 311, SB 387, SB 441 (with a substitute), SB 1164, SB 1335, SB 1574 (with a substitute), SB 1719, SB 1760, SB 1839, SB 1923 (with a substitute), SB 2807, and SJR 27 (with a substitute). Most measures were reported favorably on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with a few close votes on SB 942, SB 311, SB 2807, and SJR 27. SB 942, relating to retroactive child support beginning at conception, initially failed 5-5 but was reconsidered and then passed 6-5. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• Okay, Chair calls Guy Herman, Judge Herman, and Ed Heimlich. Mr.
• Herman, Judge Herman, and Ed Heimlich. Good morning. I'm Guy Herman. Hold on, Judge.
• Seeing none, the chair calls Ed Heimlich.
• Bruce Hargrave and Ed Heimlich. Mr.
• Heimlich, I have you here as Ed Heimlich, on behalf of yourself, registered against the bill.

Bills: SB1015, SB2933

Keywords: statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary, revenue distribution, SB 2933, elder abuse, neglect, judicial training

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• I’m Wendy Gaty, ED for ADC, and fundamentally one of the things that’s in our statute is ADC was created
• I’m Wendy Gaty, ED for ADC, and fundamentally one of the things that’s in our statute is ADC was created
• I’m Wendy Gaty, ED for ADC, and fundamentally one of the things that’s in our statute is ADC was created
• I'm Wendy Gaty ed for ADC and question.
• I'm Wendy Gaty ed for ADC and fundamentally<00:19:01.840> one<00:19:02.000> of<00:19:02.080

Bills: HB2045, HB1703, HB2461

Keywords: La Hoihoi Ea, Sovereignty Restoration Day, state holiday, King Kamehameha III, Hawaiian history, self-determination, land use, rodeo, agricultural activities, ranching, paniolo culture, public art, cultural preservation, community identity, funding, art management, 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts met on February 13 and heard testimony on HB 2045, which would designate La Hoʻihoʻi Ea Sovereignty Restoration Day as a state holiday in place of Statehood Day. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Naviʻoliʻoli Newi Foundation, and many individuals and students. Supporters said the bill would better reflect Hawaiian history, sovereignty, and self-determination, while a few agencies submitted comments. The committee recessed to allow more students to arrive and testify. After reconvening, additional student testimony continued in strong support of HB 2045. Students said the change would honor Native Hawaiian history and culture, recognize Hawaii as a sovereign nation, and provide a more historically grounded observance. Members thanked the students for traveling to testify and for sharing their perspectives. The committee then voted to pass HB 2045 with one amendment to defect the date; the motion passed unanimously with the chair, vice chair, and members voting aye, and one member excused. The committee also heard HB 1703 HD1, which authorizes rodeos and rodeo activities on lands zoned for agriculture or pastoral use. Testimony in support came from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Agribusiness Development Corporation, and the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund, with comments from the Hawaii Food and Policy group. Supporters described rodeos as cultural and social events that could boost local economies, create jobs, and provide youth and community engagement. The committee passed HB 1703 HD1 with technical amendments. Finally, the committee considered HB 2461, which would increase the ceiling for the works of art special fund and appropriate funds for preservation of the state’s public art collection and a collections manager position. After discussion, the chair said the measure would not move forward this year and recommended deferral; the committee deferred the bill and adjourned.

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• All right, Ed Langenegger.
• Ed, I see you registered as president of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
• Thank you, Ed. Members, any questions? All right, seeing none. Thank you.
• We're going to go on to the next witness, my tokayo, Ed Langenicker. Ed, are you here?
• Again, Ed Longenecker, President of T-Pro, testifying in support of House Bill 3707.

Bills: HB1647, HB2612, HB3125, HB3158, HB3240, HB3506, HB3516, HB3707

Keywords: carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process

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• We may hear today from, from folks who have gone through teacher preparation programs or colleges of ed
• correct, and that's, you know, the strength of the program is on both the ag science and the outdoor ed
• Do we have the same problem in higher ed? In college? Yes, it's interesting that you asked that.
• Um, education distractions in higher ed that we're finding in Uh, K through 12.
• Well, I, I guess the, the thing I'm struggling with is, does this happen in higher ed?

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp products, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, Texas hemp law, hemp regulation, cannabinoid products, delta-9 THC, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, retail registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, youth access, minor sales

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• Our plan is to install water and sewer mains on the Martin and Rice Lake roads and on the new city connector
• to install water and sewer mains<00:12:17.800> on<00:12:17.920> the<00:12:18.000> Martin
• and<00:12:18.440> Rice<00:12:18.680> Lake<00:12:18.920> roads mains on the Martin
• and Rice Lake roads mains on the Martin and Rice Lake roads and<00:12:19.960> on<00:12:20.080
• 12:20.800> connector<00:12:21.200> street, We also plan to extend the water main on Martin

Bills: HF4710, HF4055, HF3848, HF3989, HF4599, HF3767, HF3592, HF3575, HF3574, HF3543, HF4606, HF4489, HF3891, HF3438, HF3811, HF3400

Keywords: capital investment, water infrastructure, sewer systems, public funding, municipal development, Eveleth, wastewater treatment, state bonds, environmental compliance, infrastructure, bonds, economic development, local government, transportation, intersection improvements, Lake Elmo, HF4599, St. Joseph, Minnesota bonding bill, bond proceeds fund

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• Number one, the advocate Martin Schroeder, who I'm friends with, has not sought me out for a conversation
• Number one, uh the advocate Martin<00:45:30.319> Schroeder,<00:45:30.720> who<00:45:30.960
• > I'm<00:45:31.280> friends<00:45:31.520> with, Martin Schroeder, who I'm friends
• with, Martin Schroeder, who I'm friends with, uh<00:45:32.960> uh<00:45:33.280> has<00
• I'm good friends with Martin Schroeder. My door is always open.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Martin, Columbia, Prestonsburg, Benton, Hazard, Paintsville, Danville, Greenville, McDowell, Harlan,
• Martin, Columbia, Prestonsburg, Benton, Hazard, Paintsville, Danville, Greenville, McDowell, Harlan,
• take<00:54:30.960> care<00:54:31.079> of<00:54:31.280> them<00:54:31.799> Martin
• <00:54:32.359> Columbia take care of them Martin Columbia take care of them Martin Columbia

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:19 Discussion of 25RS HB 785 00:30:25 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 785 00:32:15 Discussion of 25RS HB 61 00:36:42 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 61 00:38:07 Discussion of 25RS HB 788 00:51:01 Discussion of 25RS SB 14 01:11:09 Discussion of 25RS HB 685 01:44:57 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and took up House Bill 785, as amended by a committee substitute that combined language from HB 785 and HB 787. The bill was described as addressing Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) audits, provider contract notice and amendment procedures, mental health parity compliance, and related transparency requirements. Supporters said the measure would tighten notice to providers, limit repeated contract amendments and rate reductions, require more standardized audit procedures, and add reporting on Medicaid claims, appeals, and grievances. It also includes a provision requiring coverage of at least two evaluation-and-management billable services per physician per recipient per date of service, and a section addressing narcotic/opioid treatment program licensing and reimbursement language. Testimony in support came from Representative Kim Moore, John Inman of BrightView Health, Michelle Sandborne of the Children’s Alliance, and Kelly Cormic of RYSE. They argued that MCOs often use audits and recoupments in ways that are burdensome, opaque, and financially damaging to providers, especially smaller and rural ones. They cited examples of multiple audit requests in short timeframes, large record requests with short deadlines, delayed or absent feedback, and recoupments taken before appeals are resolved. They also said parity laws are not being consistently enforced and that the bill would give the Department of Insurance authority to suspend or revoke an MCO certificate of authority for willful or repeated parity violations. Committee members generally expressed support for provider protections and transparency, while asking for clarification on the narcotic treatment and E/M billing provisions. Tom Stevens of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans testified in opposition, saying the bill is complex to implement and should be handled through the broader Medicaid oversight work of House Bill 9, the MOAB. He said the issues raised were better suited for that bipartisan stakeholder process and noted the committee substitute had not yet been fully reviewed by his group. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute and then moved to a vote on the bill; the roll call began, with several members recorded as voting yes, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote result is shown.

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• Ed Ford and Waldroni, members listening to voters changed their vote. Clear the vote. Aye, nay.
• Ed Ford, I Let's take the vote. Present Cornwell with a vote of ten aye and zero nay.
• Ed Ford, I, and Ron Luttrell, I moreore. I declare the vote: aye, nay.
• Ed Ford. That's Clear the vote: 11 aye, 0 nay.

Keywords: 914, all

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• The famous Martin Niemöller poem is being rewritten: "First they came for the trans..."
• The famous Martin Neimler poem is up.
• The famous Martin Neimler poem is being being being written. written. written.
• played boys' hockey my entire life, and after that law changed that said there would be no more co-ed
• played boys' hockey my entire life, and after that law changed that said there would be no more co-ed

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 141, which would create a narrow exception to New Hampshire’s three-year deadline for motions for a new trial when a petitioner has newly discovered evidence, new forensic testing, or new scientific understanding. The prime sponsor’s representative and advocates from the Innocence Project and New England Innocence Project argued the bill is needed to help wrongfully convicted people access the courts, noting that exonerations often take many years and that outdated forensic science has contributed to wrongful convictions. The chair also said he had drafted a proposed amendment for committee review, but it had not yet been formally submitted. Witnesses supporting the bill emphasized that the measure would not guarantee relief, only allow a petition to be filed and reviewed under existing standards. They discussed examples such as arson science, explaining that some convictions were based on forensic methods later shown to be unreliable. Committee members asked about the scope of habeas corpus, whether the bill would create a new cause of action, and whether additional screening or pleading requirements should be added. The supporters said they would be open to requiring a petitioner to plead innocence, but opposed adding more burdensome preliminary procedures or counsel requirements at the filing stage. Thomas Farardi, from the Attorney General’s Office, testified in opposition or with caution, saying the bill was a “solution looking for a problem” because existing habeas corpus and coram nobis procedures already provide avenues for relief, and prosecutors can act when credible new evidence arises. He argued the current draft could invite additional litigation and create a new cause of action, and said he favored more screening before cases proceed. The discussion also touched on whether the statute applies in criminal cases, the current three-year limitation in RSA 526:4, and questions about posthumous petitions and petitions by deported individuals. No vote or executive action was taken during the hearing.

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• /c><02:14:08.239> Ohio<02:14:09.239> Mr<02:14:09.599> Steve<02:14:10.000> Martin
• <02:14:10.840> for of Northwest Ohio Mr Steve Martin for of Northwest Ohio Mr Steve Martin
• Speaker, I rise today to recognize Steve Martin, a not-for-profit who mows lawns and provides free lawn
• I'm honored to recognize Steve Martin today.
• today let's thank him for Steve Martin today let's thank him for his<02:15:09.360> unwavering

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We don't like our special ed funding.
• <01:44:52.080> special<01:44:52.480> ed talking about um special ed special ed talking
• about um special ed special ed meets<01:44:53.280> in<01:44:53.520> Manchester<01:44:54.560
• How do we know dealing with special ed.
• Special ed type of stuff, maybe not needing as many special ed services over time or something like that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He does not work for the special ed department, so that's where we stand right here.
• He does not work for the special ed department, so that's where we stand right here.
• He does not work for the special ed department, so that's where we stand right here.
• He does not work for the special ed department, so that's where we stand right here.
• So when you say special ed, are you talking about catastrophic?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met to review a large package of bills, with the first four—HB 717, 742, 773, and 603—focused on special education aid, formerly called catastrophic aid. Chair Ladin explained that the committee needed to move a special education bill forward by March 4 and was trying to determine which bill would serve as the vehicle. He described the current formula and the difficulty of estimating the fiscal impact of lowering the threshold from 3.5 times the statewide average cost per pupil to a lower level, noting that DOE did not have reliable data on how many students would fall into the lower-cost bands. The committee also noted that several other bills in the package addressed SWEP and adequacy issues, and that HB 510 dealt with due process rather than funding. Mark Mello of the Bureau of School Finance testified that the department only has reliable data for special education expenditures above $70,000 per student, since claims are submitted for reimbursement at that point. He said the bureau was trying to estimate how many students might fall between 2.5x and 3.5x or 3x and 3.5x the average cost, but that the basic answer was they did not know and that any estimate would be difficult. He explained that moving the threshold from 3.5x to 2.5x would create a minimum additional cost of about $13.6 million based on existing claims, not counting new students who would enter the range. Members discussed whether districts already had the underlying data, whether a survey should be required, and how districts know when to begin tracking costs for reimbursement. The committee also discussed proration and the state’s share of special education aid. Mello explained that the current 80% state share is modeled in the formula, but the actual payment has been prorated because appropriations have not matched the statutory liability; he said the state liability was about $50 million, while the budget had provided $34 million, resulting in a 68% payment rate. HB 742 was described as a bill that would eliminate proration by paying the liability directly from the education trust fund with an overflow mechanism. Members also discussed possible alternatives such as changing the state share, using a lower threshold in a transition period, or requiring districts to submit data. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the committee was still in discussion and considering which bills to advance.

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• , some sort of higher ed credential.
• for our learners. someone whether that's uh work or higher someone whether that's uh work or higher ed
• <00:10:31.680> credential<00:10:32.600> uh ed some sort of higher ed credential uh
• ed some sort of higher ed credential uh in<00:10:32.839> this<00:10:33.040> case<00:10:
• and Workforce Development um ed and Workforce Development um recognizing<00:15:15.000> the<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Well, we were like, hey, we're already over in the higher ed committee making our budget reduction.
• Well, we were like, hey, we're already over in the higher ed committee making our budget reduction.
• Well, we were like, hey, we're already over in the higher ed committee making our budget reduction.
• Well, we were like, hey, we're already over in the higher ed committee making our budget reduction.
• Well, we were like, hey, we're already over in the higher ed committee making our budget reduction.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the House and Senate side-by-side for higher education-related legislation, with staff identifying Senate-only, House-only, identical, and technical-difference provisions. Topics included paid blood donation leave for Minnesota State employees, a revised higher education attainment goal, athletic fee restrictions, developmental course disclosures, American Indian Scholars Program eligibility, protections and definitions for pregnant and parenting students, online program management contracts, student aid reporting, work-study and dual training grants, private and out-of-state postsecondary education regulation, private career school licensing and data privacy, college savings plan changes, and several University of Minnesota-related provisions. House-only items also included an unemployment insurance aid adjustment, a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and $5,000 for Bemidji State University reforestation; Senate-only items included Board of Regents appointment language, limits on for-profit control of medical school curriculum, and reporting on for-profit funding in medical education. After the walkthrough, the committee moved to adopt the same and similar provisions and direct staff to make technical corrections. A senator asked about proposed adjustments to the pregnant and parenting student language, and the chair said amendments would be considered after adopting the same and similar provisions. The motion to adopt prevailed. During public testimony, Sydney Spre of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the Senate’s paid blood donation leave language, saying it would create parity for Minnesota State employees and encourage blood and plasma donation. Commissioner Dennis Olsen of the Office of Higher Education thanked the committee for adopting most of the agency’s proposed language and said he was available to help clarify remaining differences. In response to questions, he explained the Senate’s higher education attainment goal proposal, saying it would extend and broaden the existing goal, raise the target from 70% to 75%, expand the age range, and use additional metrics and partner agencies; he also said the overall attainment rate had been 63.5 under the prior goal. The transcript ends as the commissioner was being asked whether the proposal would require additional appropriations.

Transcript Highlights:

• You could use funding from your community ed program to fund school staff to the extent that they're
• We are in a lose-lose here when it comes to reducing special ed costs.
• From my perspective as a special ed From my perspective as a special ed administrator,<01:17:40.320
• when it comes to reducing special ed when it comes to reducing special ed costs.<01:18:19.840>
• ,<01:19:19.120> and referrals to special ed, and referrals to special ed, and transportation

Bills: HF3493, HF4114

Keywords: safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, special education, funding, education finance, appropriations, budget, cross subsidy

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• There’s no increase in funding to these except for the ones that are higher education, and higher ed
• increases and decreases in funding to any appropriations in this batch are specifically for higher ed
• There’s no increase in funding to these except for the ones that are higher education, and higher ed
• There’s no increase in funding to these except for the ones that are higher education, and higher ed
• increases and decreases in funding to any appropriations in this batch are specifically for higher ed

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum present, and several guests recognized, including state troopers, a doctor of the day, community groups, and students from the Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts. The chamber then moved through routine business, including committee reports from Joint Budget recommending passage of several House bills, and the reading of bills and resolutions on the calendar. Two resolutions were adopted by unanimous or near-unanimous vote. House Resolution 1034, offered by Rep. Moore, expressed support for Arkansas poultry producers in the Illinois River watershed and urged a return to good-faith negotiations in the long-running Oklahoma litigation over nutrient management; it passed 97-0. House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001, offered by Rep. Steele, honored Bishop Kenneth Liddell Robinson, Sr. for his ministry, music, business leadership, and community service; it passed 98-0. The House also adopted several budget amendments to appropriation bills, including changes affecting education, public safety, county jail reimbursement language, agriculture fees, drug task force funding, pregnancy help organizations, and tire recycling language. The House then took up the budget calendar in batches. House Bill 1006, the appropriation for the Department of Labor and Licensing boards and commissions, passed 87-5 with four present. House Bill 1053, the appropriation for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, failed 71-19 with eight present. Four supplemental appropriation bills passed: HB 1086 for Pulaski County Technical College’s culinary facility, HB 1087 for the Racing Commission, HB 1088 for a DFA fire-protection disbursing officer, and HB 1094 for the homestead property tax credit. Several reappropriation bills also passed, including HB 1084 and HB 1097, but HB 1098, a Parks and Heritage reappropriation, failed after Rep. Henley spoke against it and the final vote was 0-85 with four present. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 11:00 a.m. the next day.

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• These costs are already covered under the existing higher ed special appropriation, previously the ag
• covered under the existing higher ed covered under the existing higher ed special<00:05:54.320><
• We do have some folks in the higher ed biz here. I'm curious if we could force Mr.
• that school districts and higher ed that school districts and higher ed institutions<00:36:23.760
• I would just say, as the higher ed committee going into next session, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're going to call the Higher Ed Funding Committee to order, and we'll start with a roll call.
• We have allowed, whether it's the system office, higher ed board, each institution, the business managers
• So that's why I'd like the higher ed board to set up a system so that there is a review.
• So that's why I'd like the higher ed board to set up a system so that there is a review.
• Higher ed is kind of bloated, and we're paying for all these goofy programs, and what are we getting

Summary: The Higher Ed Funding Committee met to review how North Dakota might identify and address low-producing academic programs and to discuss draft funding formulas for the university system. Lisa Johnson of the NDUS explained that the State Board of Higher Education is already developing a system-wide policy, using models from other states such as Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, and Connecticut. She described how low-producing programs are typically flagged by multi-year enrollment or completion thresholds, then reviewed for workforce demand, mission fit, cost, accreditation, and regional need before any action is taken. Committee members asked about what counts as a program, how costs are analyzed, whether certificates are included, how exemptions work for mission-critical or high-demand fields, and whether the board or legislature should set the rules. Johnson said the board is the appropriate body to lead the process, but legislators could use funding leverage if they wanted to encourage action; the chair asked the board to bring a detailed proposal to the June meeting. The committee then heard a Legislative Council presentation on a draft formula for UND and NDSU. The proposal uses fall census FTE enrollment, with a placeholder undergraduate rate of $7,000 per FTE and a graduate/professional rate of $10,500, plus incentives for completions in in-demand fields and research productivity. Alex from Legislative Council walked through the projected funding effects, noting that the model would increase funding for NDSU and reduce it for UND in the current biennium, with different results in the next biennium as enrollment changes are recognized. Members questioned the use of the placeholder rates, the definition of in-demand programs, the treatment of research funding, and the exclusion of state-appropriated dollars from the external grants calculation. The chair emphasized that the numbers were illustrative and that appropriators would set the actual dollar amounts later. A second draft formula for the other nine institutions was also reviewed. That model uses fall census FTE without a weighted economic factor, applies a higher undergraduate rate, and adds completion incentives for in-demand credentials and all other completions. Members noted that the formula would benefit some institutions, such as Bismarck State College, while reducing funding for others, such as Mayville State, and discussed whether the nine institutions should be treated more uniformly or split into smaller groups because of their different missions and sizes. Committee members and staff repeatedly stressed that the formulas are still being refined and that some institutions would likely need hold-harmless adjustments or other transition measures. The meeting ended with the chair directing the committee to continue the discussion later and to expect further work on both the low-producing program policy and the funding formulas.

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• , and why here versus higher ed?
• Sure, it does exist in that space between higher ed and workforce development, but by that same logic
• , virtually everything in higher ed could be jobs committee and everything in jobs committee could be
• in higher ed.
• So, I I committee could be in higher ed.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all