Megan Egbert — Furman thanks Representative Egbert for giving him a moment.
Megan Egbert — Asked whether she had a question and then indicated she only wanted a motion.
Jon Weber — Representative Weber is called on in the course of the motion discussion.
James Holtzclaw — Chairman Holtzclaw is referenced throughout a continuous committee discussion on House Bill 543. He is named in the motion to move the bill to the floor, directly addressed by the presenter during testimony, included in closing remarks to the committee, and then mentioned again in follow-up discussion about matching fund requirements and a deferment to Jerry Miller.
Mark Chappelle — Mark Chappelle is introduced and then comes forward to identify himself as the chief administrator for the Idaho Division of Veterans Services, beginning his presentation of rule docket 21-01-21-21-21.
Tanya Burgoyne — Representative Vinsneski is identified and then asks a question following the presentation, seeking clarification about whether discontinued services are being provided elsewhere.
Erin Bingham — Asks whether the rules will fail for lack of a motion.
Evashevich — Grants and Contracts Manager and Rules Review Officer for the Department of Commerce presents docket 28-0203-2501.
Ben Fuhriman — Ben Fuhriman asked whether some grant applicants would be exempt from providing matching funds and followed up by requesting an example of a situation where matching funds would not be required. The exchange then moved into a brief deferment to Jerry Miller regarding the rule-drafting and matching-fund requirement question.
Jerry Miller — Jerry Miller, the Rural Services manager, explained that matching requirements may be waived or reduced when a community faces extreme economic development hardship and lacks the resources to meet the match. He added that this could also apply in disaster scenarios, where federal recovery funds may require a non-federal match.
David Leavitt — Representative Furman is introduced and called on to present House Bill 543. He identifies himself as Representative Ben Furman of District 30 and explains that he is before the committee with the bill. After the discussion and vote, the exchange closes with a brief thank-you to the representative.
David Leavitt — Representative Furman is called on with a question about the pending rule.