Video & Transcript Research : 'qualified projects'
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/05/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- under that size the department can use its internal staff for work on the project.
- <04:08:42.520>
um uh staff for uh work on the project um uh staff for uh work on the project - <04:08:49.119>
they much different from the projects they much different from the projects - There were 12 projects in the last year. Is that an average? Like, is that normal?
- Thank you. the projects and uh and that can go the projects and uh and that can go forward<04:09:13.920
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 11/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
layoffs upsetting projects ending, layoffs upsetting projects ending, layoffs coming,<00:02:17.200- funds for the project.
- Without outside funding for novel projects, these projects may never occur, or their scope may be small
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projects <00:43:12.800>may <00:43:13.040>never novel projects, these projects - longer qualify for loan forgiveness. longer qualify for loan forgiveness.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- amendment, who qualifies for that?
- From that case management redesign project, it became an official project in 2014 mandated by the legislature
- redesign project uh became an official project<00:58:28.319>
in <00:58:28.799>2014 project - /c><00:58:46.000>
was 2020 the redesign project was 2020 the redesign project was unilaterally - So, maybe now they qualify for a waiver.
Keywords:
pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They also include considerations for projected movement in public schools.
- They also include considerations for projected movement in public schools.
- That's because ADE actually funded two years of projects.
- There was one transfer in July of 2023 for $83 million, and that was to cover the FY24 projects.
- Then there was another transfer in April of 2024... ...of the FY24 projects.
Summary:
The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then heard an interim study proposal on Arkansas adult education and the Excel Center model, presented by Goodwill Industries of Arkansas and the University of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunities. Witnesses argued that about 300,000 Arkansas adults lack a high school diploma or GED and described the Excel Center as a diploma-granting public charter option for adults 19 and older, with wraparound supports such as child care, transportation, tutoring, life coaching, and career services. They said the Arkansas campuses are not state-funded, highlighted growth in enrollment and graduation outcomes, and cited research showing improved employment, earnings, and reduced criminal justice involvement for graduates. Committee members discussed the role of Goodwill’s nonprofit mission, the need for multiple adult education pathways, and the relationship between adult education challenges and broader state efforts such as LEARNS and ACCESS.
The committee then debated the interim study proposal procedure, including whether questions should have been taken before the vote. The motion to adopt the ISP passed, and members noted that the study would broadly examine adult education, GED testing, high school diplomas, charter schools, in-person adult education, and funding allocation. Several members asked for follow-up information on current adult education funding, the availability of Excel Centers, and the criminal justice study results.
After that, staff from the Bureau of Legislative Research gave a detailed adequacy funding overview for Arkansas K-12 education. They reviewed national funding principles and then explained Arkansas’s revenue streams and distribution system, including general revenue, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, local property-tax revenues, and facilities partnership funding. They also walked through the state’s foundation formula, categorical aid, supplemental aid, and additional funding, including the per-student matrix amount of $7,771 for 2025 and how funds are allocated to districts and charters. Members asked about student support staff, special education high-cost occurrences, ALE funding, teacher salary equalization, and the Excel Center’s treatment in funding totals; staff said some of those questions would be addressed in a later spending presentation. The meeting ended after the committee was told the department was present mainly to answer questions and no further business remained.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Dec 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Generally, you must qualify for the federal EITC.
- And there is no age requirement for applicants if they have qualifying children.
- Generally, you must qualify for the federal EITC.
- And there is no age requirement for applicants if they have qualifying children.
- And I want to qualify and quantify that.
Summary:
The House Finance Committee held a work session that began with welcoming new member Rep. Janice Zahn, who introduced herself as representing the 41st Legislative District. The Department of Revenue then gave an update on the Antio-related legislation following the Washington Supreme Court decision and the 2025 session changes. DOR explained its voluntary disclosure program and the new expanded voluntary disclosure agreement for taxpayers with unreported investment income, including broader eligibility and interest/penalty relief, but said utilization has been minimal so far because additional implementation questions remain unresolved.
The committee next received the annual update on the Working Families Tax Credit. DOR reported record participation in 2025, with about $205 million refunded through October and a major increase in applications after TurboTax added the credit to its filing software. Officials said most dollars went to households with children, outreach efforts remained important, and community partners and state agencies helped increase uptake. Members focused heavily on fraud concerns, especially tax preparers allegedly filing claims without applicants’ knowledge or diverting refunds; DOR said it is using fraud detection tools, training preparers, and trying to make applicants whole, but current law does not provide direct penalties against preparers.
The final portion covered implementation of engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5814, which expanded sales tax to certain services. DOR described the new tax framework, its guidance process, and the large volume of ruling requests and outreach since the law took effect October 1. Committee members asked about fiscal assumptions, the scope of taxable services, and whether the department had revised its implementation estimates; DOR said the fiscal note assumed broad application absent explicit exemptions and that no expenditure revision had been made. In stakeholder testimony, Expedia and T-Mobile argued the law creates complexity and competitive disadvantages for Washington businesses, while a construction training provider said the tax raises tuition for workers seeking required certifications. School and nonprofit representatives said the tax will increase costs for special education services, arts programming, and other public-facing activities, and urged exemptions or further legislative fixes. The chair closed by noting the committee would revisit 5814 in the next session and then adjourned the meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, so that's still the way they would qualify? Yes, everything, yes.
- they may be above the 50 percent. would qualify for that. Thank you. Chairman Glendaver, please.
- But they would not qualify for that. For the top 10%.
- They would not qualify for automatic admission under the top 20%. So schools that do...
- Students who qualified for top 10% without having the current cap that you currently have.
Bills:
HB42, HB 125, HB 1233, HB2853, HB3148, HB3326, HB3701, HB4066, HB4361, HB4762, HB4909, HB4912, HB42, HB125
Keywords:
higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 15th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- We're just moving forward right along with our project that we have started a couple years ago now.
- So it's very narrow parameters of what qualify for Workforce Pell.
- It doesn't take eight weeks to go through a CDL program, so CDL does not qualify.
- they may qualify for as low as 10% of a Pell Grant based upon their need.
- So we’re going into some general education courses and the pilot projects.
MN
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- If you look at the projections document from our most recent public projections in February, $7.5 million
- you know, if you look at the projections you know, if you look at the projections document<00:30
- <00:32:35.840>
reflected our um November projections reflected our um November projections - project enrollment for the institutions. project enrollment for the institutions.
- qualify for the Northstar. qualify for the Northstar. Commissioner<00:48:30.640>
Olson.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (07/16/2026)
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- <00:31:49.840>
as <00:31:50.080>a project is what's known as a project is what's known - It's just being age 60 on its own would not qualify. Okay.
- states with demonstration projects states with demonstration projects like<00:35:13.040>
New< - <01:25:36.000>
However, safe and qualified workforce. - However, safe and qualified workforce.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes and consent calendar, then took up several rule items. For Department of Safety rule 2611, DMV leadership explained the rule had been under development since January but needed to be updated to reflect a new statutory change and to align the rule with RSA 266. Members discussed narrowing the rule to road-safety items rather than automobile inspection provisions, and the department said it would issue a new public notice and hold another hearing. The committee voted to grant a waiver and postpone the item until the October 15, 2026 meeting.
The Board of Active Puncture Licensing item 26-47 was postponed one month at the agency’s request so it could incorporate OS feedback, with no waiver needed. The Insurance Department’s claim settlement rule 25-234 and related item 26-78 drew more extensive discussion over waiver language. Committee members objected that the proposed language gave the commissioner broad discretion to set waiver periods without clear criteria, while agency counsel argued the rule already contained standards and that the language allowed temporary waivers. After discussion about consistency, permanency, and the need for clearer documentation, the committee voted to postpone 25-234 with a waiver and to postpone 26-78.
Finally, the committee considered Health and Human Services rule 2690, which sets SNAP certification periods for a pilot demonstration authorized by SB 499. Staff explained that federal changes now require the age threshold for the 36-month certification period to be 65 instead of 60, and that the agency had been directed to make the change by August 12. Agency staff said the rule needed to be updated to match federal direction, and members generally agreed. The committee discussed whether the federal citation was sufficient and whether the rule should reference the law change directly, but no final objection was raised in the portion shown.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You can do it if you have a qualifying event within 31 days of that qualifying event, which are things
- Most occupation groups that you see here are projected to increase in the same period.
- On state projects. Welcome. Thank you. Welcome, Sherry. Thank you for joining us. Thank you.
- State projects. Yes, that's correct, Mr. Chairman.
- And that would be for anything, DOT or building projects or anything like that. Mr.
Summary:
The Employee Benefits Committee met to approve prior minutes, hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave, and related policy issues, and then recess for lunch. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the long-standing state-paid family coverage, cost-control measures, wellness incentives, the current grandfathered PPO and high-deductible options, and the effects of recent benefit mandates such as insulin caps, prosthetic coverage, medication management, prescription copay changes, and ambulance balance-billing limits. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact of adding benefits and the possible cost of moving to a non-grandfathered plan, while PERS and HRMS emphasized that health insurance remains the top-ranked employee benefit and that any major plan changes should be considered carefully. HRMS also presented compensation comparisons showing state pay generally below private-market benchmarks, discussed targeted market equity adjustments, identified ongoing recruitment and retention concerns in fields like nursing, IT, engineering, and attorneys, and reviewed leave policies, tuition reimbursement, and family leave comparisons with neighboring states. Job Service provided labor market data showing low unemployment, high labor force participation, and wage growth that still trails some neighboring markets, and OMB explained that prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded projects under Davis-Bacon, not to ordinary state contracts.
After lunch, the committee took up the required process for health insurance mandate bills and adopted an amendment to Joint Rule 211. The amendment clarified that the deadline for submitting mandate measures is intended to allow time for all required reports, including both the cost-benefit analysis and any Employee Benefits Committee actuarial report, while leaving the existing deadline unchanged. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and a few no votes recorded. The committee then moved into its jurisdiction review of bill drafts, beginning with a bill that would automatically renew pre-tax dental and vision elections; members debated whether it had any actuarial or administrative impact on PERS or the state, and the chair explained that the committee’s role was only to decide whether further analysis was needed before later testimony and recommendations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- All qualifying conditions must last at least 7 days, and they must be certified by a qualified health
- management projects work.
- and uh how a lot of large project and uh how a lot of large project management<00:14:50.399>
- projects<00:14:50.800>
work. - So it does vary order to qualify.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
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- <00:20:19.159>
for Capital Improvement projects for Capital Improvement projects for irrigation - We support all funding for all these irrigation projects.
- Okay, so this is strictly for ADC projects?
- <00:34:11.240>
on were looking to try to find projects on were looking to try to find projects - We have reporting guidelines that each project has to abide by.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (05/13/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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- <00:46:40.520>
for <00:46:40.640>those, qualify for those, qualify for those, the<00:46 - So, every year, I need to drum up eight projects for my students, ranging across all different areas.
- So, every year, I need to drum up eight projects for my students, ranging across all different areas.
- , one project about EV cars, another about health.
- 20.920>
my <01:02:21.080>students eight projects for my students eight projects for my
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Apr 8th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Higher Education Institutions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Printing services, we have those folks if we need bigger projects done or some of those things.
- Printing services, we have those folks if we need bigger projects done or some of those things.
- So this is a near and dear project in my heart. We've always needed more help up here.
- So this is a near and dear project in my heart. We've always needed more help up here.
- The next one is qualified apps.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- property owner to feel comfortable as they move through the process of having property acquired for projects
- , uh, public projects.
- there's a house or a shopping center that has a parking lot and we come in with eminent domain for a project
- , uh, public projects.
- drivers who are available to qualified drivers who are employed<00:28:49.080>
by <00:28:49.360
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:30
HB 571 Discussion 01:29
HB 571 Roll Call Vote 04:02
HB 542 Discussion 06:01
HB 542 Roll Call Vote 10:21
HB 142 Discussion 13:30
HB 142 Roll Call Vote 22:47
HB 212 Discussion 24:00
HB 212 Roll Call Vote 25:40
HB 658 Discussion 27:01
HB 658 Roll Call Vote 32:02, 958, all
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (3-19-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
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- employees may misclassify their employees according to a 2020 study by the National Employment Law Project
- contract, who holds all the money for contract, who holds all the money for the<00:10:24.720>
project - For example, if you are the project.
- , and then you some kind of a a project, and then you subcontract<00:10:32.320>
that <00:10:32.520 - individual and that individual qualified individual and that individual is<00:26:58.880>
confirmed
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- double poles remained for an extended period of time and delayed project completion.
- This will allow projects to continue to move forward and avoid costly delays.
- Time is money, and money saved means that communities can complete more projects.
- This will allow projects to continue to move forward and avoid costly delays.
- Time is money, and money saved means that communities can complete more projects.”
Summary:
The hearing focused on Governor Healey and Lt. Gov. Driscoll’s Municipal Empowerment Act, with administration officials and municipal leaders broadly supporting the bill as a package of tools to help cities and towns manage rising costs, staffing shortages, and service demands. The administration highlighted procurement reforms, including raising Chapter 30B advertising thresholds, clarifying cooperative purchasing, and removing the Commbuys notice requirement; permanent authority to amortize emergency-related deficits over three years; expanded authority and enforcement for removing double poles; continued flexibility for hybrid and remote public meetings; regionalization options such as regional boards of assessors and intermunicipal agreements; cybersecurity reporting to EOTSS; and several local revenue options and other municipal finance changes. They said the bill was shaped by listening sessions with municipal officials and was intended to increase flexibility, efficiency, and stability without imposing broad mandates.
Committee members asked about regionalization, cybersecurity costs, Commbuys, hybrid meetings, and double poles. Administration witnesses said cybersecurity reporting would help the state target resources and that existing Community Compact and capital grant programs, including IT and municipal fiber funding, could support local needs; they said EOTSS would absorb reporting within existing resources. On procurement, they said the Commbuys notice change would be optional and that other public notice methods would remain available. On hybrid meetings, they emphasized flexibility for different types of boards and the burdens a one-size-fits-all mandate could create for small towns and volunteer boards. On double poles, they said the bill’s main change from last session was to give utilities more time and improve the removal process while keeping enforcement mechanisms aimed at speeding removal rather than raising revenue.
The Massachusetts Municipal Association, MAPC, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, and multiple mayors and town managers testified in support. They described the bill as a practical modernization measure that would help local governments operate more efficiently and respond to fiscal pressure. Witnesses from Northampton, Lynn, Gardner, Cambridge, Franklin, North Andover, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Ashland praised the hybrid meeting provisions, procurement changes, regional service-sharing, and emergency deficit amortization. Several also urged adoption of local revenue tools, including meals and lodging tax options and other local fees, as ways to preserve services and staffing. No votes were taken during the hearing.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (9-17-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- means is that um the student qualifies means is that um the student qualifies for<00:21:28.559><
- Um, but you have some pre-qualifiers.
- then the whole school I guess qualified then the whole school I guess is<00:35:16.960>
qualified< - Um but is qualified into the program.
- SNAP, they're automatically qualified. SNAP, they're automatically qualified.
Summary:
The task force met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the August 20 meeting, and then heard testimony from Representative Steven Doan on House Bill 439, a school nutrition bill aimed at restricting certain ultra-processed foods in schools. Doan said the bill was inspired by his own health journey and his work in agriculture, and he described the measure as targeting specific chemical additives in foods served during the school day, not concession sales or after-hours activities. He said the bill would phase in later to give schools time to adjust and noted that the list of restricted additives was drawn from efforts in other states and advocacy groups. Members asked about the chemical abstract numbers, fiscal impact, summer meal programs, fundraisers, and whether the bill would affect parent-provided items; Doan said he had not done a fiscal note and explained that the bill was intended to apply only during instructional time on school property.
Committee members generally reacted favorably, with some raising practical concerns about cost and implementation. One member asked about high fructose corn syrup, which Doan said was not included because it is too pervasive in the food system. Another member noted that schools already limit some homemade items and asked about the line between school-provided and parent-provided food. Doan also said the list was based in part on Turning Point USA materials and similar laws in other states, and he referenced federal efforts to define ultra-processed foods.
The committee then heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials Matt Ross, Lauren Moore, and Katie Embry on school meals and nutrition programs. They outlined Kentucky’s school lunch, breakfast, summer meals, and other USDA child nutrition programs, including participation and reimbursement figures, and explained how community eligibility provision schools, meal patterns, offer-versus-serve, smart snacks, and local wellness policies work. They said USDA and FDA are currently seeking public input on a uniform definition of ultra-processed foods, that there are no current USDA requirements specifically on ultra-processed foods, and that schools already operate under federal and state rules governing competitive foods, including a state time restriction on smart snacks. They also discussed local purchasing, noting its benefits but also the procurement and staffing challenges schools face. No votes or final actions on the bill were taken in the portion provided.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Transcript Highlights:
- It focuses on broad portability, allowing qualified licensed professionals to practice across member
- I also serve as the project director for the licensure portability grant, which is I also serve as the
- To qualify for the special registration, this dentist would have practiced for at least 10 years under
- CLCs, ALCs, and ANLCs are well qualified to provide lactation care and services and are recognized by
- My name is Marcella Lampone, and I am a policy and project coordinator at Health Care for All.
Summary:
The committee opened a hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure focused on health care and human services, reviewed testimony logistics, and then heard a long series of witnesses on several bills. Much of the testimony centered on interstate licensure compacts for dentistry, social work, and occupational therapy, with supporters arguing these compacts would improve workforce mobility, continuity of care, and access while preserving state oversight and public protection. Dental witnesses were split on H.455/S.257, with supporters backing the AADB dental compact for its hands-on exam, background checks, and disciplinary safeguards, while opponents argued a competing compact would better promote portability and avoid conflicts tied to proprietary testing and outside commissions. Social work witnesses strongly supported H.380/S.252, emphasizing continuity of care for clients who move across state lines, reduced costs and delays for practitioners, and the compact’s public-protection features; occupational therapy witnesses similarly supported H.427/S.256, citing access, telehealth, military families, and maintained standards.
The committee also heard testimony on S.242, which would expand licensure for lactation care providers. Supporters, including lactation counselors and health center staff, said adding certified lactation counselors and related credentials would expand access, improve breastfeeding support, and allow reimbursement for services now often provided without billing. They described the training required and said the bill would help families, especially in underserved communities. Representative James O’Day also testified in support of the social work compact, and a Council of State Governments witness provided background on compact mechanics and state participation.
Another major topic was H.419/S.214 on medical debt. Physicians and researchers testified that cancer patients experience long-lasting medical debt and collections burdens, and they supported limits on the sale and collection of medical debt, bans on reporting it to credit bureaus, and related consumer protections. The hearing also included H.465 on a pathway to special licensure for certain long-term limited-registration dentists serving MassHealth patients, which Representative Senna supported as a way to allow immigrant dentists to practice independently. Finally, the committee heard sharply divided testimony on H.444/S.284, which would allow trained dental hygienists to administer Botox and dermal fillers: supporters framed it as a safe, preventive, and access-expanding tool for TMJ, bruxism, and pain management, while dermatologists opposed it as outside hygienists’ training and a patient-safety risk. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
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Transcript Highlights:
- We're discussing energy in various possible projects.
- consider anything, but I would like to keep this regarding the goal at hand, which is a lot of new project
- Which is a lot of new project developments and things like that operate by nature under the cover of
- I don't see where that would qualify under this proposed bill.
- your intention from this bill to prohibit people like Kate Barnard from running for office, fully qualified