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HB 270                                                                                                                        
                                                                 May 6, 2024                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mr. President:                                                                                                                  
Madam Speaker:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Conference Committee considering CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                          
NO. 270(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and                                                                
capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health                                                          
program; and providing for an effective date"                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 270(FIN) "An Act                                                                            
making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the                                                             
state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing                                                           
for an effective date"                                                                                                          

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respectfully requests limited powers of free conference on the                                                                  
following specific points:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Appropriations and language that are not identical in the House and                                                             
Senate versions of HB 270.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Signing the report: Senator Stedman, Chair, Senator Olson;                                                                      
Representative D. Johnson, Chair, Representatives Edgmon, Ortiz.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
President Stevens granted the Senate members limited powers of free                                                             
conference as requested.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
President Stevens ruled past precedent and usage allows the                                                                     
Conference Committee to incorporate the specified late-arriving                                                                 
collective bargaining agreements.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stedman objected to the ruling of the chair.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the Senate uphold the ruling of the chair?"                                                          
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Uphold Ruling of the Chair?                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman,                                                                  
Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Shower,                                                                
Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Bjorkman, Wilson                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
and so, the ruling of the chair was upheld.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.