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• It relates to performance tier funding under the Public Junior College state finance program.
• Members, the current funding system rewards public junior colleges for student transfers to public four-year
• Generally, it would expand incentives into the state's outcomes-based funding model for community colleges
• It is funded through the Foundation School Program. It's an estimated appropriation.
• So Blinn normally has an increase in state funding.

Bills: SB 49

Keywords: Galveston County, legal expenses, appropriation, litigation, state funding

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard several higher education bills and took public testimony on each. Senate Bill 60 would let public junior college libraries donate outdated, duplicative, or valueless materials instead of treating them as surplus property; no public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 49 would expand performance-tier funding incentives so community colleges are also rewarded for student transfers to private four-year universities; it also received no public testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 365 would allow higher education institutions to choose a transcript lookback period between 5 and 10 years for adult undergraduates seeking to waive older transcripts. Senator Eckhardt and witness Daniel Arrevalo described how old academic records can block adults from returning to college; the bill was left pending after testimony. Senate Bill 895 would expand the FAST dual-credit program beyond public school students to include eligible private school and homeschool students, with support from the Texas Private Schools Association, the Texas Homeschool Coalition, and a coordinating board witness explaining the funding structure; it too was left pending. Senate Bill 1400 would clarify what counts as a transfer for performance-tier funding by allowing students with 30 or fewer prior university credit hours to still be counted as transfer students when moving from a public junior college to a general academic institution. Former Representative Leighton Schubert testified that the change would address funding losses and better reflect modern student pathways; after testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• This is a supplemental funding to finish that legacy piece.
• In 2020, we appropriated $2 million to the program. In 2021, $2 million dollars.
• the new program potentially significantly more funding right now.
• It's a good use of appropriated dollars.
• Will convene into the full appropriations meeting at 11:00 o'clock.

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• This supplemental funding is necessary to prevent a lapse in funding and to ensure continued statewide
• Why not go to a private funder and get those supplemental funds they may need?
• I don't know that it could be simply privately funded.
• We will now adjourn Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget. Thank you, members.
• We will now adjourn Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget.

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• appropriate public education. appropriate public education.
• funding and and it really saddens me. funding and and it really saddens me.
• It had funding that has been funding.
• significant difference in funding. significant difference in funding.
• million left over in the housing fund. million left over in the housing fund.

Bills: HF4893

Keywords: education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding, 1183, house

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• levies down with their uh general fund levies down with their uh general fund state<00:10:13.360
• funding the uh or organizing the funding the uh or organizing the government.<00:30:17.760> Over
• in the general fund.
• operating capital in the general fund. operating capital in the general fund.
• education funds to cover the gap. education funds to cover the gap.

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• And so this was a bill we brought forward with bipartisan support to help fund and address some of those
• 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.
• been affected by federal funds at all? been affected by federal funds at all?
• Federal fund cuts at all. Federal fund cuts at all. Representative<00:05:04.800> Meyer.

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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• To bring this project to life, the city of Show Low is seeking $6.5 million in funding for the roadway
• With funding, we can immediately begin construction and deliver long-lasting benefits to our region.
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1272 appropriates $5 million from the State General Fund to the
• to the project could cause funding to be pulled or canceled.
• , ...tirelessly to assemble funding from a variety of local, state, and federal partners, a funding gap

Bills: SB1272

Keywords: appropriation, Douglas port of entry, state funding, infrastructure, federal support, 1182, all

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• I'm coming out of general fund. It would be a one-time appropriation.
• I'm coming out of general fund. It would be a one-time appropriation.
• Section 5 is the exemption to spend the various funds that were appropriated for construction of CTE
• The department has indicated that the funding that was appropriated last session from SIF will likely
• The funding that was appropriated last session from SIF will likely be spent by the end of this biennium

Bills: SB2019, HB1369

Keywords: career education, funding, appropriation, technical training, workforce development, state aid, school funding, public improvement, construction loans, school district levies, boarding care costs, 908, all

Summary: The committee met to finalize and advance the Career and Technical Education budget in Engrossed Senate Bill 2019. Representative Richter walked through Amendment 2004, which included increases for salaries and wages, inflationary operating expenses, a $2.5 million federal grant increase, $12.7 million for secondary grant programs and related work-based learning support, a $100,000 increase for Marketplace for Kids, and removal of the STEM initiative and adult farm management from the CTE budget because that program funding was moved to the Department of Agriculture. The amendment also included $750,000 for workforce training branch office positions and set the total general fund appropriation at $64 million. Members also discussed a $1 million virtual reality career exploration item, which remained in the bill but was shifted to SIF one-time funding. A new $150,000 one-time general fund appropriation was added for CTE moving expenses because the agency must relocate after Legislative Council expands into its current space. Committee members noted that amount may need to be revisited in conference committee once more accurate relocation and rent costs are known. Levi from legislative staff explained that the exemption language in the bill applies to remaining coronavirus capital projects fund dollars for CTE center construction, allowing those federal funds to be spent before they expire. The committee adopted Amendment 2004 on a 5-0 roll call and then passed Engrossed Senate Bill 2019 as amended on a 5-0 roll call. Representative Richter was named the carrier, and the committee adjourned after noting that higher education and congressional budgets were the remaining items to resolve.

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• additional funding or um like Mr. additional funding or um like Mr.
• <00:35:29.760> So funds ought to be spent that way. So funds ought to be spent that way.
• determine if this funding is effective. determine if this funding is effective.
• Why are we building this funding?
• predictable funding stream is in place. predictable funding stream is in place.

Bills: HF1048, HF1049, HF745, HF2210

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

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• Chairman, members, House Bill 2602 appropriates $24,000 from the State General Fund to the Department
• And it looks like that money is being appropriated for a purpose, but actually it's just a slush fund
• And it looks like that money is being appropriated for purpose, but actually it's just a slush fund for
• Chairman and members, House Bill 2225 appropriates $10 million from the state general fund to the state
• Chairman and members, House Bill 2207 appropriates $300,000 from the State General Fund to the Arizona

Bills: HB2207, HB2225, HB2602, HB2641

Keywords: braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, HB 2225, Yavapai County, northern Arizona regional training academy, training academy, public safety training, law enforcement training, police academy, first responder training, capital appropriation, state general fund, state treasurer, lapsing appropriation, section 35-190, capital costs, regional training facility

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• Speaking with them about the funding that has been appropriated thus far with the one-time appropriation
• So this funding can be used.
• Fund, and it makes an appropriation in the amount of $29,500,000.
• So I see this fund being essential. Thank you. So I see this fund being essential. Thank you.
• fund the library, right?

Bills: SB61, SB62, SB99

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

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• With the legacy funds, they've been good partners of the funds and recipients.
• But also that they help tell the story of other funds that are receiving our Legacy funds all across
• Legacy funding.
• by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. funded by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
• Made possible by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online.

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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• appropriated from the general fund for the Department of Health's Veterans Home Remodel Project have
• been expended and that any remaining federal funds reduce appropriations from the general fund by $1
• Seeing none, I thank you very much. fund by $1 for every $1 of federal funds fund by $1 for every $1
• She said they think they have planned appropriately to include inflation funds within that estimate.
• perpetually funded uh payments. perpetually funded uh payments.

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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• if you look on page 15, subsection 3, from page line 10 to 13, you're going to find that this appropriation
• of $200,000 is a general fund appropriation and it goes into an election recount account.

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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• Good evening, Appropriations Committee.
• Good evening, Appropriations Committee. Good evening, Appropriations Committee.
• Um, so the committee must have decided that that was appropriate.
• Um I do see that there is appropriators.
• and it does insert an appropriation and it does insert an appropriation to<02:44:07.359> be

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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• <00:04:56.080> a difference in our schools by funding a difference in our schools by funding
• <00:09:32.959> resources state, and federal tax funded resources state, and federal tax funded
• neighboring states how they're funding neighboring states how they're funding their<00:29:51.120
• <00:30:10.720> mechanisms see are there other funding mechanisms see are there other funding
• by $2.6 million a biennium, of which half will be state general fund 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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• Um, so you can see it is $10 million a year in general fund appropriation.
• general fund appropriation. general fund appropriation. um<00:31:15.039> which<00:31:15.360
• As funds are appropriated to the program, projects are selected from a compilation of county board and
• Um,<01:10:19.199> as<01:10:19.440> funds<01:10:19.679> are<01:10:20.000> appropriated
• <01:10:20.480> to<01:10:20.719> the Um, as funds are appropriated to the Um, as funds

Bills: HF4736, HF4737, HF3806, HF3352, HF4840, HF3748

Keywords: emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements

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• With the Legacy funds, they’ve been good partners of the funds and recipients, and the efforts that they
• <00:10:24.640> mpta last year with Legacy funding mpta last year with Legacy funding mpta
• Journalism increased funding Journalism increased funding in<00:32:59.159> FY<00:32:59.600
• reiterate that none of the the funding reiterate that none of the the funding that<00:43:34.280>
• give you an idea of where the funding give you an idea of where the funding comes<00:48:53.520><

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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• Fund to the Department of Public Safety for border support that must fund capital equipment, law enforcement
• money from that fund.
• The $20 million that are being appropriated to this fund are $20 million that can and should be allocated
• for the usage of the funds.
• Chair and members, House Bill 2759 appropriates $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the State General Fund

Bills: HB2416, HB2663, HB2759, HB2806

Keywords: border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, public safety, immigration, military leave, national guard, employment rights, paid leave, disaster response, veterans services, education programs, funding, appropriation, Yavapai county, lawful presence, public programs, verification

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• Additionally, it appropriates $33,021.08 from other specified funds.
• The bill appropriates $500,000 from the State General Fund to the Foreign Adversary Fraud Fund in fiscal
• created Foreign Adversary Technology Rip and Replace Fund.
• I'm always reluctant to create new funds and always reluctant to make any appropriations outside of the
• I'm always reluctant to create new funds and always reluctant to make any appropriations outside of the

Bills: SB1097, SB1308

Keywords: appropriation, claims, relief, state funding, named claimants, foreign adversary, consumer fraud, technology security, critical infrastructure, Arizona attorney general, fraud office, appropriations, 1182, all