Jordan Redman — Addressed in the closing remarks supporting the bill.
Jordan Redman — Referenced as the member who is bringing the bill and responding to questions.
Jordan Redman — Addressed in the discussion about the bill and committee composition.
Jordan Redman — Addressed as the sponsor/respondent in the exchange.
Jordan Redman — Responded that the money has already been awarded and the bill is only about legislative oversight of those funds.
Jordan Redman — Said the legislature could have crafted a resolution to reject the funds, but that this proposal is for oversight only.
Jordan Redman — Said the legislature could bring a bill to reject the funds, agreed rural communities should be represented, and noted his own district is rural.
Jordan Redman — Responded to concerns about rural representation and said leadership would choose qualified members.
Jordan Redman — Asked whether the bill was being sent to business.
Jordan Redman — Asked whether the bill was being sent to business and then made the motion to send House Bill 758 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Lori McCann — Representative Lori McCann asks why the department’s funding increased from $1.6 million to $1.7 million, and the discussion continues into a response directed back to her question about the funding increase.
Lori McCann — Representative McCann requests and then makes a motion to introduce RS 33626, and the committee acknowledges that the motion has been made.
Sasha O'Connell — Sasha O'Connell, the Medicaid administrator and deputy director at the Department of Health and Welfare, explains how the department would implement the bill: it would conduct annual cost surveys similar to current practice, with the bill requiring those surveys to occur every year and for a portion of responses to be audited. She adds that the audit sample would likely be selected at random.
Ms. O'Connell — Ms. O'Connell answered questions about the department’s auditing process, explaining that the fiscal note was based on information from the existing auditor, Myers and Stauffer, and that the department intends to continue using the same auditors, subject to the normal re-procurement process.
Bruce Skaug — The speaker appears to be referring to Representative Furman when asking a follow-up question; this may be a transcription error for another member name.
Ilana Rubel — Addressed by Representative Redmond in his response.
Heather Scott — Representative Healy expresses support for the motion and RS 33626, saying the bill will help move rural health care forward and strengthen health care for families and communities across Idaho.
Charlie Shepherd — Representative Kaler said he intended to support the motion to introduce the proposal, but expressed concern that it resembled an "ARPA 2.0" approach and could increase national debt because of its reliance on federal money. He appreciated the bill being brought forward, and the discussion continued with questions about whether the legislature could have simply rejected the funds rather than creating an oversight mechanism.
Barbara Ehardt — Representative Barbara Ehardt introduced herself as the sponsor from District 33 and explained that House Bill 758 is a cleanup bill related to daycare regulation. She described provisions concerning supervision of sleeping children and clarified how the bill treats the provider’s own children in counting requirements. Later, when asked for closing comments, she reiterated that the requested changes were intended as clarifying language and warned that adopting the proposed changes would effectively put many home daycare providers out of business.
Rod Furniss — Representative Furniss was unable to be present, and he was referenced as a co-sponsor who helped bring the legislation last year.
Elizabeth Nune — Elizabeth Nune testified against the cleanup bill, saying that despite her support for home childcare as a service, the proposed changes would weaken childcare professionalism and are not good for children. She objected to reduced supervision during naptime, argued that providers should closely monitor children rather than rely on video/audio monitoring, and criticized changes to group-size rules, including the treatment of providers’ own children.
Jordan Redman — Moves to introduce RS 33677 and send it to the second reading calendar.
Jordan Redman — The speaker appears to be referring to Representative Redman when asking a follow-up question.
Jordan Redman — The chair calls on Representative Egbert after a brief exchange; no substantive comment from him in this section.
Jordan Redman — The speaker appears to be responding to Representative Egbert's question; the name is transcribed as 'Representative Vanuoda,' likely a mishearing.
Jordan Redman — Introduces himself for the record and presents RS 33626.
Jordan Redman — Introduces RS 33626 and explains it relates to the rural health transformation program and Idaho's federal award.
Jordan Redman — Explains that RS 33626 would create a committee to oversee rural health transformation dollars.
Jordan Redman — Responds that the minority-party representation issue was discussed with leadership and that a minority-party member will be included.
Jordan Redman — Responds to the question about Senate Bill 1264 and says the other bill is not moving.
Jordan Redman — Explains that the other bill is not moving and that RS 33626 is intended to get something moving; also describes differences from the other bill.
Jordan Redman — Clarifies that the other bill had more members from each chamber and a rurality requirement.
Megan Egbert — Moves to accept the minutes from February 26th and March 2nd.
Megan Egbert — Representative Egbert asks a series of related questions about the bill’s impact on providers, including how rate cuts might affect different providers, what alternatives exist if providers in the RESHAB program close, and whether RS 33626 competes with or differs from Senate Bill 1264. The exchange stays focused on comparing the bills and understanding their practical effects on rural providers and program continuity.