Megan Egbert — Moved to accept the minutes from February 26th and March 2nd.
Megan Egbert — Asked whether rate cuts could affect providers differently and what alternatives exist if providers close.
Megan Egbert — Asks whether Senate Bill 1264 is a competing bill and requests clarification on differences.
Megan Egbert — Referenced as the member whose question prompted the follow-up comment.
Jordan Redman — Moved to introduce RS 33677 and send it to the Second Reading Calendar.
Jordan Redman — Likely the member being referenced when the speaker said, 'I think I'm a Redman or a Fuhrman.'
Jordan Redman — Introduced himself and presented RS 33626.
Jordan Redman — Introduced RS 33626 and explained it concerns rural health transformation funding.
Jordan Redman — Explained that RS 33626 would create oversight for rural health transformation dollars and asked for introduction.
Jordan Redman — Responds that the minority-party member issue was discussed with leadership and that there will be a minority-party member.
Jordan Redman — Explains that the other bill is not moving and that RS 33626 is intended to get action started.
Jordan Redman — Explains that the other bill had three members from each chamber and a rurality requirement.
Jordan Redman — Thanked by the speaker in a follow-up comment.
Jordan Redman — Said rural legislators should be included on the committee and noted frustration that representation can be dominated by the Treasure Valley.
Jordan Redman — Was addressed regarding the motion to introduce and the rural health funding proposal.
Jordan Redman — Responded that the money has already been awarded and the bill is only for legislative oversight.
Jordan Redman — Said the proposal is only an oversight committee and acknowledged the legislature could have rejected the funds by resolution.
Jordan Redman — Said the legislature could reject the funds and noted the committee selection was left to leadership.
Jordan Redman — Explained that leadership would choose committee members, emphasized rural representation, and then moved to the vote on RS 33626.
Jordan Redman — Asked whether the bill should go to business and then moved to send House Bill 758 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Lori McCann — Representative Lori McCann asked why the department's funding requirement increased from $1.6 million to $1.7 million, focusing on the reason for the budget change.
Lori McCann — Representative Lori McCann moves to introduce RS 33626, and shortly afterward is referenced in comments supporting rural communities and rural representation on the committee.
Julie VanOrden — The Chair is referenced in the request to allow the department to address the process.
Julie VanOrden — Chair Julie VanOrden concluded discussion on House Bill 758 by asking for any final comments and inviting Representative Earhart to speak. She then called for any remaining committee comments, noted none, confirmed the motion to send House Bill 758 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, announced that the motion carried, and adjourned the committee.
Sasha O'Connell — Identified herself as Medicaid administrator and deputy director at the Department of Health and Welfare.
Ms. O'Connell — Ms. O'Connell explained that the 15% audit sample would be selected at random and clarified that the fiscal note estimates came from the department’s existing auditor, Myers and Stauffer. She said the department’s intention is to continue using the same auditors currently used for provider cost surveys, subject to re-procurement.
Ben Fuhriman — Likely the member being referenced when the speaker said, 'I think I'm a Redman or a Fuhrman.'
David Leavitt — Representative Van der Woude is part of a brief exchange on the bill’s rate impacts. After being addressed by Representative Egbert, he responds that the rate increase remains 33% over four years and suggests providers may need to tighten budgets rather than shut down. The discussion then continues with praise for Van der Woude for bringing the bill back and strengthening the intent language.
Josh Keyser — The transcript appears to say 'Representative Keeler,' which may be a mishearing of a member name; no exact match is certain.
Robert Beiswenger — Likely the intended speaker when the transcript says 'Representative R. Bell'; no exact match is certain.
Ilana Rubel — The speaker addresses Representative Rubel while asking about minority-party membership on the committee.
Dori Healey — Representative Dori Healy is called on to speak and then states her support for the motion, saying the framework will help strengthen rural health care.
Brandon Shippy — Was noted as unable to attend and as a co-sponsor of the prior year's daycare legislation.
Elizabeth Nune / Elizabeth Nonen — Elizabeth Nune/Nonen, a Boise resident speaking for herself, testified in opposition to the cleanup bill. Drawing on more than 50 years of childcare experience and raising seven children, she argued that the proposed changes would make supervision during nap time more difficult and that video or audio monitoring is not sufficient because children in a nap room are not necessarily all asleep. She said the bill would complicate care and appeared intended to make things easier rather than improve child supervision.
Elizabeth Nune — Continued her testimony opposing the bill, saying home child care is still a business and that the proposed changes are not good for children.
Camille Blaylock — Representative Earhart was invited to give closing comments and responded by saying he had not expected to speak, then argued that the requested changes would put every home daycare provider out of business. The discussion then shifted briefly to a reference about whether he would carry the bill on the floor, though the transcript is unclear.