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12:00:07 PM |
The Committee discussed staff comeback packet 16. |
12:06:24 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation for DPA R7 COWINS Partnership Agreement Housing Pilot |
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Amabile |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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12:08:03 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation for Common Policy: 2% Structural Salary Range Adjustment |
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Amabile |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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12:11:18 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation for Minimum Wage Adjustment |
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Amabile |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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12:12:32 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation for Common Policy: CSP Movement to Range Minimum (CSP Step) |
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Amabile |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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12:28:52 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation for Common Policy: Step Pay Increase |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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12:32:24 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation for Common Policies: Step-like Increase equivalent to the Step Pay Increase |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
Yes |
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Brown |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
No |
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Taggart |
Yes |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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12:34:17 PM
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Motion |
Deny Department request for Common Policies: ATB/COLA Increase |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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12:35:57 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation for Common Policies: HLD - State and Employee Share |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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12:37:14 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation Common Policies: HLD Adjustment |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Withdrawn
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12:50:08 PM
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Motion |
Approve the State paying for all the FY 26-27 premium increase for HLD adjustment (BA1 HLD Request |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
Yes |
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Brown |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
No |
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Taggart |
Yes |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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12:53:55 PM |
The Committee took a short recess. |
01:58:46 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation for DOC R1/BA1 Prison Caseload and OSPB Comeback #14 |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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02:07:53 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff re-revised recommendation for SI1 shift relief factor in staff comeback packet 19. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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02:08:39 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff re-revised recommendation for DOC BA4 Unfunded PERA liability shortfall. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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02:31:22 PM
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Motion |
$5.9M placeholder for potential DOC supplemental for caseload |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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02:31:24 PM |
The Committee discussed staff technical adjustment comebacks. |
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02:34:17 PM |
The Committee discussed potential legislation packet 16. |
02:42:07 PM
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Motion |
Approve to introduce LLS 26-0887 (Reduce Academic Accelerator Grant Program Approp). Start in the House and move with the Long Bill. Prime sponsors: Reps. Brown and Taggart, Sens. Amabile and Kirkmeyer. Cosponsors: Rep. Sirota and Sen. Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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02:44:27 PM
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Motion |
Approve to introduce LLS 26-0966 (Marijuana Tax Cash Fund Distributions). Start in the House and run with the Long Bill. Prime sponsors: Reps. Sirota and Brown, Sens. Bridges and Kirkmeyer. Cosponsors: Rep. Taggart and Sen. Amabile |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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02:46:39 PM
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Motion |
Approve to introduce LLS 26-0980 (Transfer Tobacco Ed Fund to Preschool Prog Fund). Start in the House and run with the Long Bill. Prime Sponsors: Reps. Taggart and Sirota, Sens. Bridges and Amabile. Cosponsors: Sen. Kirkmeyer and Rep. Brown |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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03:04:33 PM
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Motion |
Approve to introduce the updated version of LLS 26-0897 (Transfers from Unclaimed Property Trust Fund), except to amend it to end the UPTF to Adult Dental transfer on July 1, 2026. Start in the House and run with the Long bill. Update Prime Sponsors to: Reps. Sirota and Taggart, Sens. Kirkmeyer and Bridges. Update Cosponsors to: Rep. Brown and Sen. Amabile |
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Amabile |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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03:26:52 PM
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Motion |
Introduce LLS 26-0881 (Student State Assessment in Social Studies). Start in the House and run with the Long Bill. Prime Sponsors: Reps. Brown and Taggart, Sens. Bridges and Amabile. Cosponsors: Sen. Kirkmeyer and Rep. Sirota |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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03:57:38 PM
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Motion |
Approve placeholder of $5.0 million General Fund in FY 2026-27 for a non-JBC bill for ABA licensure updates |
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Brown |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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08:58:33 PM
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Motion |
Revise the bill that is being drafted regarding the Permanent Fund to include: a one-time diversion from State Land Board revenue of $25M in FY 2025-26 and $45M in FY 2026-27. Money will go to the State Public School Fund in lieu of the Permanent Fund. This is combined with an FY 2026-27 appropriation adjustment to State Share of Districts' Total Program to reduce GF by $70M and increase CF from the State Public School Fund by $70M |
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Amabile |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:01:01 PM
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Motion |
Approve removing current transfer from P3 bill draft (LLS 26-0893) and in the transfer bill put in a $800k transfer from the P3 Office into the General Fund in FY 2025-26. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:03:26 PM
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Motion |
Approve revised staff recommendation for Legal Services common policy, with approval to make further adjustments based on other common policy adjustments. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:06:34 PM
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Motion |
Approve revised staff recommendation for Payments to OIT, with approval to adjust based on further changes to common policies. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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Sirota |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:15:11 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff comeback Statewide compensation - Step Pay and Step-like adjustments. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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Sirota |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:16:57 PM
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Motion |
Approve staff recommendation to update to LLS 26-0912 (Disaster Emergency Fund Changes) |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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Sirota |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:27:47 PM
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Motion |
Approve updated staff recommendation for HED R1 Institution Operating and Tuition (in staff comeback packet 17), except Tuition cap at 4% in-state, 5% out-of-state and 5% for community colleges. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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Sirota |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:31:21 PM
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Motion |
Reduce $14.2M GF from financial aid for non-profit private institutions and proprietary institutions with a footnote and as an ongoing base reduction. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Taggart |
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Bridges |
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Sirota |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:40:04 PM
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Motion |
Approve a one-time 1.5% vacancy savings reduction statewide, applied to Health, Life, Dental line items, with 24/7 staff exempted and authority to determine how to implement that exemption in the budget. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Taggart |
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Bridges |
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Sirota |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:50:51 PM
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Motion |
Severance tax restructure: refinance sev tax operational fund with the following. For CWCB, refinance $1.2M with CWCB construction fund. For ECMC, refinance $5M with ECMC cash fund. For species conservation, refinance $2M with wildlife cash fund and $3M with perpetual fund with SCTF grants up to $3M and added as an allowable use. For soil conservation, refinance $400K with Agricultural Management Fund and allow up to $300K to still come from operational fund. For parks, refinance $2.5M with the parks cash fund. All changes ongoing. Sweep what is saved from the operational fund into the General Fund, ongoing. Combine and rename CWCB line items (Intrastate Water Mgmt + Sev Tax) into Water Conservation Development and Management line item. Approval for a bill draft to make the above possible. |
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Amabile |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:54:32 PM
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Motion |
Move that the budget reflect $153M General Fund addition to recognize a non-JBC bill on TABOR overrefunds |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
Yes |
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Brown |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
No |
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Taggart |
No |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:00:43 PM
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Motion |
Draft legislation to reduce TABOR reserve amount to 13.0% in FY 25-26 and FY 26-27, move back to 15.0% in FY 27-28. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Taggart |
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Bridges |
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Sirota |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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10:06:22 PM
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Motion |
Approve line item detail and base adjustments for HED Divisions 5 and 6. |
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Bridges |
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Amabile |
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Brown |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Taggart |
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Sirota |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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