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• I’m not sure that the reason not to have gone one to one sooner with debt service equalization aid was
• For example, in the taxes world for the portions of K-12 aid that come through tax credits, those are
• one sooner with debt<00:10:12.560><c> service</c><00:10:12.880><c> equalization</c><00:10:13.640><c> aid
• </c><00:10:13.880><c> was</c><00:10:14.280><c> was</c> debt service equalization aid was was debt service
• equalization aid was was based<00:10:14.920><c> on</c><00:10:15.080><c> that.

Bills: HF4213, HF4198, HF3930, HF3585, HF3451

Keywords: education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid

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• I'm here to urge you to support the expansion of non-public pupil counseling aid because I have seen
• I'm here to urge you to support the expansion of non-public pupil counseling aid because I have seen
• I'm here to urge you to support the expansion of non-public pupil counseling aid because I have seen
• pupil AIDS uh this protecting non-public pupil AIDS uh this fruitful<00:27:51.120><c> conversation</
• </c><00:31:32.440><c> aids</c><00:31:32.960><c> for</c><00:31:33.799><c> uh</c> uh non-public pupil aids

Bills: HF984, HF921, HF922

Keywords: education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• Okay, so we have Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund is reduced by $81 million.
• Okay, so we have Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund is reduced by $81 million to $133.
• Section 5 is the amount that we take out of the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund for our per-pupil payment
• So that's the total amount that we add now to the foundation aid payment.
• State aid to public libraries, that's their grant money.

Bills: HB1540

Keywords: education savings account, ESA, school choice, private school vouchers, nonpublic school, tuition assistance, education tax credit, homeschool exclusion, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Public Instruction, public funding for private education, voucher program, student scholarships, special education, parental choice, curriculum funding, tutoring, online learning, state per-pupil payment, income-based eligibility

Summary: The committee first took up amended bill 10-13, a school funding and education appropriations measure. Senator Schaible walked through the final version, which included changes to foundation aid, transportation grants, free and reduced-price meals funding, paraprofessional and teacher support programs, Native American education items, library and school facility projects, and several one-time grants. Members discussed removing the science center grant funding, and Senator Meyer objected to that removal, arguing that Grand Forks had raised matching private and local funds and that other cities had received similar state support. The committee also agreed to adjust regional education association funding to reflect six centers rather than seven, reducing that line to $600,000. The committee then adopted the amendment to 10-13 unanimously and passed the bill as further amended on a unanimous roll call, with Senator Shively designated as carrier. After a brief recess, the committee turned to bill 1540, but no formal action was taken. Bank of North Dakota and OMB representatives raised concerns that the draft included policy changes and procurement/IT exemptions that needed further discussion. Members agreed the bill would be delayed until Monday so the Bank, OMB, and NDIT could confer and work through the mechanics and policy issues before the committee moved it forward.

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• ,</c><00:14:33.839><c> activities</c><00:14:34.240><c> of</c><00:14:34.480><c> aids</c> teaching of pupils
• , activities of aids teaching of pupils, activities of aids or<00:14:35.040><c> assistants</c><00:14:
• So, relatively more state aid goes out under the first tier, under the first $300 per pupil.
• The second tier is $424 per pupil, and that's equalized at $671,000. first $300 per pupil.
• There's a small amount for the transportation for homeless pupil aid.

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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• </c><01:11:36.400><c> for</c> uh schools revenue or safety aid for uh schools revenue or safety aid for
• </c><01:21:19.920><c> Every</c> costs without direct aid. Every costs without direct aid.
• </c> schools are included in safety aid schools are included in safety aid funding.<01:21:39.520><c>
• They get no aid for this funding stream.
• </c> about $4 million a year times the pupil about $4 million a year times the pupil count<01:32:55.520

Bills: HF3492, HF3493, HF3494, HF3495, HF3602

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• So there is variation in the third-to-last column on the district support student support pupil aid.
• </c><00:04:59.759><c> Aid</c><00:05:00.560><c> uh</c><00:05:00.759><c> those</c> student support pupil
• Aid uh those student support pupil Aid uh those districts<00:05:01.440><c> that</c><00:05:01.560><c>
• pupil per pupil spending onethird per of pupil per pupil spending in<00:16:12.120><c> Minnesota</c><
• to Safe School Aid.

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

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• We need this aid. We need they deserve. We need this aid.
• DFL members of this committee have bills to expand non-public pupil aid for elementary counseling.
• </c><01:32:40.480><c> aid</c><01:32:40.960><c> for</c><01:32:41.280><c> elementary</c> non-public pupil
• aid for elementary non-public pupil aid for elementary counseling.<01:32:43.120><c> So,</c><01:32:43.679
• to $48 per pupil um last year with pupil to $48 per pupil um last year with the<01:36:08.400><c> budget

Bills: HF3653, HF2717, HF3451, HF3857

Keywords: education finance, safe schools revenue, school safety, charter schools, funding, safe schools, school security, school levy, pupil units, safe schools aid, cooperative units, intermediate school district, school resource officer, peace officer liaison, sheriff liaison, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, violence prevention, suicide prevention, mental health services

Summary: The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University. The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution. The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.

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• Every other safety requirement stays: seatbelts stay, first aid kits stay, fire extinguishers stay, and

Bills: S2743, S2861, S3021

Keywords: domestic violence, police training, suspicious deaths, homicide investigation, victim support, school bus safety, commission, student safety, operator training, safety standards, Legislative oversight, public health, student transportation, school bus, school pupil transportation, pupil transport, child passenger safety, school van, transportation contractor, motor vehicle safety

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• hearing on Assembly Bill 386, and this bill revises provisions relating to assessments administered to pupils
• session we just heard, Assembly Bill 386, revises provisions relating to assessments and administered pupils

Bills: AB386

Keywords: AB386, Washoe County School District, reading assessment, literacy, elementary school, pupil assessment, statewide assessment, alternative assessment, reading proficiency, standards-based testing, valid and reliable test, State Board of Education, Department of Education, pilot program, school testing, assessment equivalency, education grant, Nevada education, NRS 388.157, school accountability

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• :46.760><c> the</c><00:09:46.840><c> Minnesota</c> Aid, also representing the Minnesota Aid, also representing
• Now, at the same time, total per pupil.
• . aid. aid.
• </c> reduction in special education aid reduction in special education aid unless<01:08:12.520><c> the
• Recent aid increases have districts.

Bills: HF3493, HF4114

Keywords: safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, special education, funding, education finance, appropriations, budget, cross subsidy, 1183, house

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• of our students are students of color, 59% are first-generation students, and 54% receive financial aid
• A new 1.42-mile County State Aid Highway around Progress Parkway and Wolverine.
• The new County State Aid Highway 142 will be approximately 1.5 miles in length.

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• of our students are students of color, 59% are first-generation students, and 54% receive financial aid
• generation students, and 54% receive generation students, and 54% receive financial<00:02:54.879><c> aid
• </c> financial aid or scholarships. financial aid or scholarships.
• The proposal includes a new 1.42-mile county state-aid highway, a roundabout at Progress Parkway and
• The new county state-aid highway 142 will be approximately 1 and a half miles in length.

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• Chair, for allowing me to speak to you guys today about House File 4161 about local government aid for
• Under current law, LGA calculations rely in part on prior-year aid amount.
• It would not fully reflect our actual aid, as I mentioned, until years later.
• </c><01:11:19.520><c> yesterday</c> local homelessness aid yesterday local homelessness aid yesterday
• <01:11:34.800><c> have</c> aids have aids have a<01:11:37.440><c> sunset</c><01:11:37.960><c> for</c>

Bills: HF495, HF4321, HF3902, HF4161, HF3755

Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit

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• At my school, 30% of our families rely on financial need or aid to help their families afford tuition
• uh pupil transportation and extracurriculars<00:43:15.119><c> and</c><00:43:15.599><c> depending</c>
• </c><00:51:44.079><c> formula</c><00:51:44.400><c> to</c> linking um the per pupil formula to linking
• We took non-public private aid off the table long in the beginning of a negotiation.
• We took non-public private aid off the table long in the beginning of a negotiation.

Bills: HF3490, HF4040

Keywords: education finance, scholarship-granting organizations, charitable purposes, student scholarships, nonpublic schools, K-12 education, tax credit, advance payment, Minnesota tax law, child education expenses, taxpayer assistance, 1183, house

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• need is aligned with the federal formula by replacing total family contribution with total student aid
• account, which is used to ensure that all appropriations designated for financial aid through statewide
• student financial aid programs are made available to eligible students.
• But this legislation would enable WASAC to promise aid to these students sooner, as early as 13 years
• in advance of college that they can receive money from what is the nation's most generous financial aid

Bills: SB5963

Keywords: SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education, student aid, need-based aid, college affordability, postsecondary education, workforce development, apprenticeship, foster youth, homeless students, unaccompanied youth, low-income students, public assistance, state financial aid account, scholarships, Washington student grants, grant eligibility

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• </c> With local homeless prevention aid With local homeless prevention aid funds,<00:07:42.240><c> we
• invasive species aids, housing aids, riparian protection aids.
• c> to</c><00:23:02.760><c> aquatic</c> aid, important aid related to aquatic aid, important aid related
• Aid Aid have<00:29:04.960><c> no</c><00:29:05.159><c> cost.
• like the rest of the county aids.

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

Bills: HB2650, HB3277, HB3386, HB3419, HB3430, HB3742, HB3791, HB3835, HB3905, HB3968, HB4119, HB4153, HB4408

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, vehicle inspection, title registration, salvage vehicles, ownership, Oklahoma Statutes, evictions, forcible entry, mediation, residency proof, children, housing law, corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law

Bills: HB2650, HB3277, HB3386, HB3419, HB3430, HB3742, HB3791, HB3835, HB3905, HB3968, HB4119, HB4153, HB4408

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, vehicle inspection, title registration, salvage vehicles, ownership, Oklahoma Statutes, evictions, forcible entry, mediation, residency proof, children, housing law, corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law

Summary: The committee considered a series of House bills dealing with criminal justice, courts, public safety, housing, and related administrative issues. Early measures included HB 3419, which would extend penalties for sharing bid information before public release and bar violators from contracting with the state or its subdivisions, and HB 4153, which reinstates a repealed driver-qualification statute and updates it to include service in Oklahoma. Members also advanced HB 3430 on court costs, fines, and fee collection, though it drew concerns about terminology, collection practices, and whether it conflicted with earlier reform efforts; the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association testified that the bill would not authorize incarceration absent willful nonpayment and that collection fees have long been set at 20%. The committee also approved HB 3791, a health-care-for-minors bill worked out with the DO and MD boards, and HB 4119, a cleanup measure on VIN inspections for salvage vehicles. HB 4408, a LOFT request bill tied to calculating savings from State Questions 780 and 781 and directing funds to the Community Safety Investment Fund, was presented as a zero-fiscal-impact technical fix after court and DOC data issues were resolved. HB 3905 would allow judges to order GPS monitoring for certain stalking and domestic-violence-related defendants, with the victim able to receive proximity alerts; members questioned the scope of victim notification and the fact that the bill applies in civil VPO proceedings as well as criminal cases, but it was advanced. Later, HB 3968 was presented as codifying a Supreme Court decision, though members raised a late-added fiscal note and possible ODOT/OTA issues; the bill was still passed out of committee, with discussion of striking title on the floor if needed. HB 3835 would create a path for trafficking survivors to seek relief from convictions tied to their victimization, and HB 3386 would require mediation in eviction cases involving minor children; that bill prompted extensive debate over whether it created an affirmative defense, potential Fair Housing Act concerns, and whether it shifted costs to landlords, with the author agreeing to strike title and revise the language. The committee also advanced HB 2650 on summary administrations in probate and HB 3742, a negotiated criminal discovery bill, after adopting a small amendment limiting certain recordings to those directly related to the case and changing “approximate” to “appropriate.”

Bills: HF2393, HF2052, HF2218, HF2307, HF2003, HF2366, HSB725, HF2078, HSB554, HSB676, HSB717, HF2270, HSB718, HF2306, HSB746, HF332, HF460, HSB680, HF2051, HSB677, HF2187, HSB719, HF2123, HF2451, HF621, HSB608, HSB683, HSB735

Keywords: education savings account, general fund, school districts, funding flexibility, teacher salary, professional development, preschool, education, community-based providers, instruction, school district agreements, special education, classroom cameras, video surveillance, school safety, student privacy, FERPA, Iowa school districts, charter schools, innovation zone schools

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