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• Additionally, the Governor’s budget proposes an augmentation of $509 million ongoing Proposition 98 General
• On issues six and seven, we support the CTC's position augmentation and the Governor's $250 million for
• On issues six and seven, we support the CTC's position augmentation and the governor's $250 million for

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard the Governor’s proposals on dual enrollment, reading difficulty screeners, special education, school facilities, and Commission on Teacher Credentialing programs. On dual enrollment, the Department of Finance described a $100 million one-time Proposition 98 investment to expand the Dual Enrollment Opportunities Grant Program, along with changes to make regional occupational centers eligible, add funding for justice-involved youth, prioritize higher-need LEAs, support teacher professional development, and reduce daily instructional minute requirements for some dual enrollment students. The LAO recommended rejecting the new funding as not clearly addressing implementation barriers, while CDE supported the proposal and suggested reserving $10 million for technical assistance. Committee members and public commenters generally supported the expansion, with some asking for technical assistance and broader access, including adult dual enrollment. The committee also reviewed a $40 million one-time Proposition 98 proposal for reading difficulty screener implementation and related trailer bill language that would require screening after 91 school days for kindergarten and 46 school days for grades 1-2. Finance said the timing was intended to reduce over-identification and align with evidence from preliminary data; the LAO recommended rejecting the funding and redirecting it to a discretionary block grant. CDE supported the funding and the general approach but acknowledged the need for local support and training. Several committee members and public witnesses raised concerns that the proposed timing restrictions were too rigid and could delay early intervention, while others supported the delay as a way to improve accuracy and avoid misidentification. For special education, Finance proposed ongoing Proposition 98 increases to adjust for COLA and enrollment changes and to raise the statewide special education base rate to $99 per ADA, equalizing rates across SELPAs. The LAO said the proposal should be adopted but estimated it could be funded for less than the Governor’s figure. CDE and multiple local education representatives strongly supported the increase, citing rising special education enrollment, cost pressures, and large local funding gaps. The committee also heard a brief overview of the school facilities proposal, which continues $1.5 billion in Proposition 2 bond funding for the School Facility Program; OPSC reported significant remaining bond authority but also substantial pending demand, and explained that natural disaster school rebuilding draws from the broader new construction and modernization pools. Finally, the committee reviewed Commission on Teacher Credentialing proposals, including the already-funded $300 million Student Teacher Stipend Program, new state operations resources for misconduct investigations and grant administration, and a $250 million one-time continuation of the Teacher Residency Grant Program. CTC said its grants management system is ready and that it expects better data tracking; public testimony broadly supported the educator workforce investments and urged continued funding for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and additional support for rural and leadership pipeline programs. No votes were taken, and the hearing adjourned after public testimony.

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• While many of us know AI as artificial intelligence, I would like to coin the word augmented intelligence
• Using this emerging augmented intelligence technology to scan medical images for cancer can increase
• But that's what I want to emphasize that we want to enhance and augment, not just replace humans.

Bills: HB46

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• While many of us know AI as artificial intelligence, I would like to coin the term augmented intelligence
• Using augmented intelligence technology to scan medical images for cancer can increase cancer detection
• currently we may not be there for very long, but that's what I want to emphasize: we want to enhance and augment

Bills: HB514, HB1652, HB2117, HB2298, HB3269, HB46, HB46

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• If you have comments on specific budget augmentations not related to the departments before us, please
• capacity for it is by taking actions across the budget, which includes shifting previous one-time augmentations
• We're requesting approximately $10 million of Prop 4 bonds to augment a program that's within...

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• The big thing I want to highlight is that we continue to augment our public-private partnerships.
• The big thing I want to highlight is that we continue to augment our public-private partnerships.
• The big thing I want to highlight is that we continue to augment our public. was the big thing I want
• to highlight is that we continue to augment our public-private partnerships.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• But they don't augment staffing, if that's what you're asking. Yeah.
• So you use those funds to augment the program rather than to put in something that's going to need to

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The Finance Advisory Committee approved the minutes from its May 14, 2026 meeting and then considered four fiscal transfers. FAC 2026-9 for the Office of the State Controller transferred $4.345 million among fringe benefit accounts in the General Fund and Special Transportation Fund. Members questioned several employee benefit accounts, including active and retiree health care, Social Security, higher education alternative retirement, and OPEB; agency staff explained the transfers were based on updated year-end projections, with some accounts showing surpluses and others needing additional funds. The item was approved, with two no votes noted. FAC 2026-10 for the Military Department transferred $150,000 from the Honor Guards account to personal services and Governor’s Guard accounts to cover operational needs, and it was approved without opposition. FAC 2026-11 for the Department of Social Services transferred $3.3 million among accounts. Most of the discussion focused on a surplus in the substance use disorder waiver/reinvestment account, lower-than-expected TANF/TFA caseloads, federal family planning backfill requirements, and staffing challenges in eligibility operations. DSS said some funds remained unused because a residential care vendor did not enter into a contract, some reserves were intended for future multi-year investments, and eligibility staff require 12 to 18 months of training; the item was approved. FAC 2026-12 for the Department of Children and Families transferred $3.05 million among accounts for year-end operational needs. Members asked about closures of day treatment and community-based prevention programs, and DCF said children were transitioned to other providers without service interruption, with closures driven by provider decisions and financial viability. DCF also explained that some prior funding had been used as gap funding and that ongoing support had been built into the budget. The committee approved the transfer and then adjourned.

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• The plan provides targeted, primarily one-time augmentations to a number of human services programs,
• Examples of those targeted augmentations beyond county eligibility include food banks and immigration
• It's more than in the Governor's proposal because the legislative budget plan augments that investment
• It's more than in the Governor's proposal because the legislative budget plan augments that investment
• classified professionals, wants to first thank you all for your hard work on this budget and for the augmented

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• And we also are strong supporters of augmented support for the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program
• And we also are strong supporters of augmented support for the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program
• because we believe it’s a slippery slope and could affect the true intent of the program, which is to augment
• curricula to equip today's workforce as well as the next generation with the fluency to navigate an AI-augmented
• In addition, we will ensure that our faculty and staff have the tools and resources to augment the critical

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We are also strong supporters of augmented support for the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program and
• And we also are strong supporters of augmented support for the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program
• we believe it's a slippery slope that would undermine the true intent of the program, which is to augment
• curricula to equip today's workforce as well as the next generation with the fluency to navigate an AI-augmented
• In addition, we will ensure that our faculty and staff have the tools and resources to augment the critical

Summary: The committee heard testimony on three education budget items: the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), differentiated assistance/statewide system of support, and universal school meals plus kitchen infrastructure grants. For ELOP, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to provide $4.7 billion ongoing Proposition 98 funding and $62.4 million to set a minimum Tier 2 rate of $1,800 per pupil. The LAO recommended instead fixing the Tier 2 rate at $1,579, and committee members questioned how the rate was determined, how much funding is actually spent, and whether overlapping funding from ELOP, ACEs, and 21st Century programs is being tracked. CDE said ELOP is showing positive attendance and math outcomes, but some requested data will not be available until mid-2027; members also raised concerns about double-funding, transparency, and whether middle and high school students are being equitably served. On differentiated assistance, CCEE outlined the statewide system of support and the various tiers of universal, targeted, supplemental, and intensive assistance. Finance explained the Governor’s proposal to replace the current DA structure with a more stable universal and targeted assistance model, funded at $131.9 million ongoing, with a three-year support cycle aligned to LCAP and ESSA timelines and broader State Board authority to revise eligibility criteria. The LAO objected to considering the proposal before the State Board finalizes the new performance criteria, and committee members expressed concern that moving to a three-year cycle could delay support for LEAs that newly fall into need mid-cycle. There was also discussion about whether the proposal would weaken subgroup-based equity guardrails or give the State Board too much discretion over who qualifies for support. For school meals and kitchen infrastructure, Finance proposed $1.8 billion ongoing for universal meals and an additional $100 million ongoing plus $100 million one-time for a fourth round of kitchen infrastructure and training grants. The LAO recommended rejecting the new kitchen grant round because prior rounds are still being spent and the unmet need is not yet clear. CDE said prior investments have improved meal participation, efficiency, and menu variety, but many schools still lack the facilities for scratch cooking and face construction, electrical, and procurement barriers. Members asked for more data on how prior grants were used, which schools are benefiting, and whether funds could also support lower-cost food access strategies such as pantries, while noting federal restrictions on some meal-service innovations.

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• several years, although I do believe there may have been one or two that have received one-time augmentations
• would, you'd actually obviously be seeking this because it's resource intensive as an ongoing augmentation
• at the minimum, identify through some reporting mechanism that that's in fact what is being—not augmented
• at the minimum, identify through some reporting mechanism that that's in fact what is being—not augmented
• And in the event that they're not, you know, it's augmenting on top of, right?

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• We are using it to augment the traditional providers.
• What we want to do is use the AI as an augmentation tool for the quality institution that's just discharged
• > as<00:53:48.240> an want to do is use the AI as an want to do is use the AI as an augmentation
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Summary: A presenter from Fast Health Corporation described a proposed Kentucky Health Command System tied to Senate Bill 175, which would create a state-sanctioned AI platform for rural hospitals and telehealth. The company said the system would help rural residents get health information remotely, triage minor issues, and escalate more serious cases to Kentucky providers, with use cases including blood pressure, diabetes, maternity care, smoking cessation, and other preventive-care topics. The presenter argued the system would help rural hospitals compete with out-of-state telehealth companies and keep patients connected to local care. The presentation also emphasized a commercial model the sponsor said would generate new revenue through ads and branded interactions, with the bill reportedly directing 80% of that revenue to rural hospitals and 20% to the state to maintain the system. The presenter said the technology would augment, not replace, doctors and nurses, and claimed it could improve access and convenience in underserved areas. Committee members raised concerns about liability, whether the AI could provide medical advice, and whether there was evidence it had reduced emergency room visits; the presenter said the system could not give medical advice and acknowledged the technology is still very new. The sponsor of the bill said the goal was to help transform rural health care, reduce unnecessary ER use, and capture revenue that would otherwise go to commercial search engines and out-of-state companies. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion ended with questions about branding, loyalty, and the legal limits of the AI system.

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• This could be a solution to allow nonprofit organizations to augment the benefit that the state is already
• To augment their limited family income, many staff regularly work 60 hours or more each week to ensure
• **Bill Hartman**: To augment their limited family income, many staff regularly work 60 hours or more
• This could be a solution to allow organizations to augment the benefit that the state is already providing
• sacrifices, particularly amidst Austin's tight labor market and an extremely high rate of inflation. ...to augment

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• MinFire has been providing peer-to-peer support all along as part of HAAP, as it augments the emotional
• MinFire has been providing peer-to-peer support all along as part of HAAP, as it augments the emotional
• MinFire has been providing peer-to-peer support all along as part of HAAP, as it augments the emotional
• MinFire has been providing peer-to-peer support all along as part of HAAP, as it augments the emotional
• MinFire has been providing peer-to-peer support all along as part of HAAP, as it augments the emotional

Bills: HF1082, HF1042, HF1295, HF1686, HF1998, HF1775, HF1163

Keywords: public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers, law enforcement oversight, Minnesota National Guard, U.S. armed forces, military installation, armory, air base

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• Just to point out, this morning, as was mentioned in the agenda, we did approve an augmentation request
• There's also a request authorizing the Department of Finance to augment the court interpreter appropriation
• : Yes, we do have a current-year request from the Judicial Council for a mid-year current-year augmentation
• 34 positions in budget year, decreasing to $5.6 million in 2030-31 and ongoing to regionalize and augment
• And that's why we're requesting this augmentation from the General Fund.

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• has actually kind of started an initiative to use a variation of generative AI called retrieval augmented
• 33.679> retrieval generative AI called um uh retrieval generative AI called um uh retrieval augmented
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• If you have comments on specific budget augmentations not related to the departments before us, please
• Positions, and so the CCC has been great in augmenting and expanding the fire prevention resiliency efforts
• As fire season began to increase in duration and intensity, CAL FIRE needed to augment aircraft capacity
• couple of high-level comments first: I'm extraordinarily pleased that we have Prop 4 to work with to augment

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• State term contracts include IT, Staff, Augmentation Services, digital security solutions and it independent
• and services and non it services ranging from items such as HDMI cables to small and large staff Augmentation
• So finding a way to be able to augment those programs so they can dedicate the attention they need to

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• And also, after setting a target, the legislature providing ongoing general fund augmentations to cover
• and we are seeing, you know, we have a Regents meeting next week, and there are a lot Of budget augmentations
• Get the augmentation for any positions later on.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It was funded by one-time General Fund augmentations to the Board of State and Community Corrections
• Surge operations augment local law enforcement efforts by saturating specific areas with in-view patrol
• The California Highway Patrol requests a permanent budget augmentation of $5 million and 12 positions

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Public Safety heard several items focused on youth safety and law enforcement resources. The committee first took up tribal youth diversion programs, with the Legislative Analyst’s Office describing the Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Program and its two cohorts of grantees funded through the Board of State and Community Corrections. Tribal representatives from the Yurok Tribe and San Pasqual Band of Indians testified that diversion, tribal courts, school partnerships, mentoring, and culturally grounded services helped reduce truancy and justice-system involvement, but that short-term funding interruptions and limited capacity prevented them from serving all youth in need. Committee members discussed the importance of early intervention, tribal-state court collaboration, and possible misidentification of Native youth in the justice system. The committee then heard the California Highway Patrol’s overview of surge operations supporting local crime suppression, including organized retail theft. CHP reported that its surge teams have been used in response to mutual aid requests and cited arrests, stolen vehicle recoveries, and firearm seizures in Oakland, Bakersfield, and San Bernardino. Members asked about demand for these operations and whether CHP could meet requests without affecting other duties; CHP said requests have increased and are accepted when resources allow. The committee also heard CHP’s request for a $5 million General Fund augmentation and 12 positions for its Computer Crimes Investigation Unit to make child sexual abuse material and human trafficking investigations a higher priority. CHP cited rising cybertip volumes, a case involving AI-generated CSAM, and the need for more investigators and forensic capacity. A larger portion of the hearing focused on the Internet Crimes Against Children task forces and a separate $5 million ongoing General Fund proposal for Cal OES to continue the program. Task force commanders from Sacramento, San Diego, Silicon Valley, and Fresno described rapidly growing cybertip volumes, heavy caseloads, forensic backlogs, and the need for training and equipment for affiliate agencies statewide. They emphasized that the ICAC model relies on local partnerships, deconfliction, and subject-matter expertise to identify victims, execute warrants, and rescue children, and they gave examples of cases that led to arrests and child rescues. Members generally supported the work but raised questions about overlap between CHP and ICAC efforts, the need for broader statewide collaboration, and whether more resources should be directed to task forces and victim services. A public commenter also urged expansion of homeless youth exploitation services and the California Youth Crisis Line.

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• certain amount of buffer zone in the winter months so that if an extreme amount of rain or melting snowpack
• certain amount of buffer zone in the winter months so that if an extreme amount of rain or melting snowpack
• certain amount of buffer zone in the winter months so that if an extreme amount of rain or melting snowpack
• certain amount of buffer zone in the winter months so that if an extreme amount of rain or melting snowpack
• certain amount of buffer zone in the winter months so that if an extreme amount of rain or melting snowpack

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