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HB 268                                                                                                                        
The Conference Committee considering:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 268(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)                                                                          
    "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                    
    program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                              

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    capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making                                                                         
    supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; and providing                                                             
    for an effective date."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 268(FIN)                                                                                
    "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                    
    program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                              
    capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; amending                                                                      
    appropriations; making supplemental appropriations and                                                                      
    reappropriations; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
requests limited powers of free conference on the appropriations and                                                            
language that are not identical in the House and Senate version of                                                              
HB 268.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In accordance with past practice and usage, the Conference Committee                                                            
requests authorization to add the monetary terms of collective                                                                  
bargaining agreements for the following bargaining units:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          Alaska Correctional Officers Association Correctional                                                                
    Officers Unit                                                                                                               
    Alaska Public Employees Association / Supervisory Unit                                                                      
    Labor, Trades and Crafts Unit                                                                                               
    Alaska Graduate Workers Association / UAW                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The request was signed by Representatives D. Johnson (Chair),                                                                   
Edgmon, Ortiz; and Senators Stedman (Chair), Olson.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker granted the limited powers of free conference as                                                                    
requested. In addition, the Speaker ruled that given the unique nature                                                          
of collective bargaining agreements in the budget process, that must                                                            
either be accepted or rejected, these late-received collective bargaining                                                       
agreements would be incorporated into the budget during the                                                                     
conference committee process, so therefore the Speaker granted the                                                              
powers requested by the conference committee related to the above                                                               
bargaining agreements.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.                                                                                            

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The Senate message granting limited powers of free conference is on                                                             
page 2741.