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• Increased funding in FY26 and 27 would support expanded coverage in underserved and rural communities
• And with this funding, we will keep all our communities whole. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. funded by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
• For 45 years, community television has been funded by cable franchise fees and... PEG fees.
• My speech and why funding platforms like Baym Hong TV are essential to ensuring communities of color

Bills: HF1679, HF1019, HF2321, HF1740, HF2278

Keywords: public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation

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• He said that with their support and this funding, they will keep all their communities whole.
• </c> heritage funds for grants for Community heritage funds for grants for Community TV<01:08:20.880>
• For 45 years, community television has been funded by cable franchise fees and PEG fees.
• by</c> Community television has been funded by Community television has been funded by cable<01:10:51.560
• Why funding platforms like Bong TV are essential to ensuring communities of color have...

Bills: HF1679, HF1019, HF2321, HF1740, HF2278

Keywords: public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation

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• c> the</c> fund appropriates funds for the fund appropriates funds for the maintenance,<00:15:56.079>
• </c> populations appropriates funds as well. populations appropriates funds as well.
• </c> yourself and to love your community. yourself and to love your community.
• <c> the</c> fund.
• Appropriates funds for the fund.

Bills: HB2437, HB2461, HB2604, HB2605, HB1860, HB2001

Keywords: arts education, student engagement, cultural literacy, public schools, funding, public art, cultural preservation, community identity, art management, performing arts, ticket surcharge, arts funding, education, community support, therapeutic arts, neurodiverse, autism, attention-deficit disorder, underserved communities, mental health

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures focused on arts funding, public art, performing arts, and libraries. HB 2437 would appropriate funds for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Artists in the Schools program; the Foundation testified in strong support, explaining that demand has increased and that additional funding would allow more schools to be served. HB 2461 would raise the ceiling for the works of art special fund and provide money for maintenance and a collections manager position; the Foundation supported it and described major conservation needs, including large-scale repairs to public artworks such as the Tadashi Sato work in Hilo and the King Kamehameha statue, as well as ongoing bronze maintenance and new commissions affected by rising materials costs. HB 2604 would create a performing arts ticket surcharge; the Attorney General and Department of Taxation raised drafting and administration concerns, while the State Foundation supported the concept. HB 2605 would create a position to coordinate specialized arts programs and therapeutic arts interventions for underserved neurodivergent populations, and the Foundation supported that measure as well. HB 1860 would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra and require annual reports; the Attorney General suggested clarifying the public purpose, and the Symphony, youth symphony, and many community supporters testified in favor, emphasizing educational, cultural, and civic benefits. HB 20001 would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the State Public Library System, Friends of the Library, and individual testifiers strongly supported it, describing libraries as essential community and educational resources. After hearing testimony, the committee took action on several bills. HB 2437 was recommended for passage with amendments in HD1, with the appropriation blanked out and the additional needed funding to be noted for Finance consideration; the vote was unanimous among members present. HB 2604 was also recommended for passage with HD1 and technical amendments, including deleting the term “Hawaii-based,” clarifying that student performances at public charter schools are exempt, aligning recordkeeping provisions with tax law, and setting an effective date of January 1, 2027. HB 2461 was deferred to decision-making on Friday, February 13. The transcript also indicates the committee moved through the remaining measures after testimony, but the excerpt ends before final votes are shown for HB 2605, HB 1860, and HB 20001.

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• in the community allows...
• Our community band is one of just over 30 community bands in the state.
• the Vietnamese communities.
• to fund community organizations.
• This funding will also allow CLUES to emphasize Latino heritage by developing programs that are community-based

Bills: HF2411, HF2471, HF1440, HF1393, HF1631, HF1259, HF280, HF1281, HF1459

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding

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• to fund community organizations.
• </c><00:22:46.159><c> to</c><00:22:46.480><c> fund</c><00:22:47.039><c> community</c> additional own
• funding to fund community additional own funding to fund community organizations.<00:22:48.720><c> So
• </c><00:57:30.960><c> funding</c> pillar of those communities. funding pillar of those communities. funding
• This funding will also allow CLUES to emphasize Latino heritage by developing programs that are community-based

Bills: HF2411, HF2471, HF1440, HF1393, HF1631, HF1259, HF280, HF1281, HF1459

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding

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• This is pretty much a straight appropriation bill of $50 million to continue the cleanup of funds out
• My community is in Yambito, New Mexico. It is near Old Chertrak Mine. Sorry.
• I support the appropriation to fund the assessment and cleanup of abandoned uranium mines.
• harmed our communities for generations.
• Any expended balance at the end of FY27 will revert to the general fund.

Bills: SB201, SB226, SB242, SB249

Keywords: rural libraries, education, cultural funding, library services, community resources, contaminated sites, environmental cleanup, uranium mining, state funding, abandoned sites, tribal affairs, Indian Child Welfare Act, appropriation, children, youth, compliance, field liaison, Indigenous rights, missing persons, law enforcement

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• And so, this is money and ways that we actually get funding right out to our communities.
• Um, has this been affected by federal funds at all? Federal fund cuts at all. Representative Meyer.
• </c> been affected by federal funds at all? been affected by federal funds at all?
• </c> Federal fund cuts at all. Federal fund cuts at all. Representative<00:05:04.800><c> Meyer.
• </c> state level in our local communities. state level in our local communities.

Bills: SF2077, HF2439, HF841

Keywords: environmental protection, natural resources, wildlife management, public funding, community grants, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations, food support, emergency funding, shelf programs, Minnesota statutes, appropriation, 1183, house

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• We have home and community-based services, which is at the Department of Human Services.
• Home and community-based services cost about $22,000 per individual.
• I'm not asking for any money to be put into this fund.
• So what this would do is just create a revolving fund that any monies geared to home and community-based
• services and PACE would be put into a revolving fund.

Bills: HB3390, HB4199, HB4407, HB4412

Keywords: home care, community services, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, rating system, inspection reports, substantiated complaints, agency oversight, child care, workforce, pilot program, affordable care, income eligibility, long-term care, revolving fund, options counseling, funding, consultation services, Medicaid, community-based services, seniors

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• I will comment that the local funding requirement has been met. Uh, thank you.
• I'm testifying on behalf of Metrocare, which is one of the providers funded by TVFA.
• We support HB 19 lowering the match requirement for TBFA funding.
• To date, we have served over 6000 members of Texas's military and veteran community.
• I'm pleased to share with you a recent example of how we're using the grant funds.

Bills: HB101

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding

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• That would be funded just as we fund it right now, right through our budget.
• Most community colleges are called community colleges because it's the community.
• What is the funding coming out of the Community as far as general obligation bonds or other kinds of
• There's a separate GROW fund that is funded out of finance committee members.
• equipment funding.

Bills: SB194, SB200, SB203, SB204, SJR3

Keywords: appropriation, higher education, sports facilities, community college, Luna Community College, KANW, educational radio, rural news, public education, funding, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, cultural heritage, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University

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• generation that cannot have a conversation, cannot look at people in the eye, because they are used to communicating
• I want you to be able to communicate. I want you to be able to do things.
• How are they going to be able to communicate with the outside world?

Bills: SB194, SB200, SB203, SB204, SJR3

Keywords: appropriation, higher education, sports facilities, community college, Luna Community College, KANW, educational radio, rural news, public education, funding, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, cultural heritage, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University

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• Fund, and the Seaport Connectivity Fund.
• We're able to work with communities and provide this targeted funding to address those. new constituents
• those communities Those are financial assistance programs that we didn't have funding for prior to the
• and don't fund.
• programs, which in turn help the communities. we would certainly pass that funding through to the communities

Keywords: infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations

Summary: During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.

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• So this funding can be used.
• So I see this fund being essential. Thank you. So I see this fund being essential. Thank you.
• The endowment fund is like a trust fund that money is invested and then you draw off X% every year to
• fund the library, right?
• Chair: How large is the fund now?

Bills: SB61, SB62, SB99

Keywords: rural libraries, funding, cultural affairs, education, community support, appropriation, state investment, public resources, 996, all

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• fund.
• fund.
• The Minnesota Department of Health, through this long COVID funding, funds 18 trusted community organizations
• Please do not eliminate this funding. It will be devastating to the communities you represent.
• But it's not funded here. Reinsurance is not funded.

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health

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• She was unable to receive funding from her community bank, who is also an SBA lender, and she did not
• have general funding.
• This SBA community...
• Banks, community banks and community loan funds get to know their borrowers and that enables them to
• communities?

Keywords: SBA, 7A loan program, underwriting standards, loan defaults, Community Advantage Program, small business funding, testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on discussions regarding the SBA's 7A loan program and its implementation challenges. Members raised significant concerns about recent changes to the underwriting standards, which have been criticized for leading to an increase in loan defaults. Ranking members expressed a desire for a return to stronger guidelines to protect taxpayers and ensure the program remains a viable source for small businesses struggling to secure funding. Testimonies from community lenders highlighted their efforts to support underserved communities and stressed the importance of the Community Advantage Program.

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• We pass it on to the permanent school fund, then it flows through to get to the permanent school fund
• So with The level of growth in these communities don't have the funding up front to to pay for $200 million
• Including SWIFT, Rural Water Agriculture Fund, the Flood Infrastructure Fund. and it created the new
• Salina yeah I think any opportunities we have to get communities more funding would be something we would
• and in the civil rights community.

Keywords: Texas Water Fund, water management, infrastructure funding, local governments, workforce development, community colleges, educational programs, sustainability

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial issues, including the Texas Water Fund and its implications for development in the state. Various members highlighted the critical need for effective management of water resources, discussing the role of the Water Development Board and their strategies for outreach to local governments. The committee engaged in a thorough examination of funding projects and the sustainable financing necessary for communities facing challenges in meeting their infrastructure needs. Additionally, there was notable discussion regarding promoting workforce development and the alignment of educational programs with the demands of the job market as indicated by recent trends in community colleges.

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• </c> to universities or community colleges. to universities or community colleges.
• </c> community colleges in our university. community colleges in our university.
• </c> carry on campus uh for the community carry on campus uh for the community colleges<00:02:15.200>
• </c> community of of homes. community of of homes.
• live in our community.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• </c><00:04:56.080><c> a</c> difference in our schools by funding a difference in our schools by funding
• </c> neighboring states how they're funding neighboring states how they're funding their<00:29:51.120
• And I strongly urge you to do this because this study, this funding not only helps my community, but
• And I strongly urge you to do this because this study, this funding not only helps my community, but
• and half will be federal fund.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• Seeing none, I thank you very much. fund by $1 for every $1 of federal funds fund by $1 for every $1
• So, a lot of the community college projects, um, we see that there are private funds for two questions
• </c> private funds uh for those projects. private funds uh for those projects.
• </c> perpetually funded uh payments. perpetually funded uh payments.
• </c> for your uh communities. But, Mr. for your uh communities. But, Mr.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all