Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/14/2016 04:00 PM Joint CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB256 AND HB257
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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 256(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending
appropriations; repealing appropriations; making
supplemental appropriations; and providing for an
effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 256(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending
appropriations; repealing appropriations; making
supplemental appropriations; and providing for an
effective date."
and
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 257(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
capital expenses of the state's integrated
comprehensive mental health program; making
supplemental appropriations; and providing for an
effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 257(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."
4:59:15 PM
Chair Kelly called the meeting to order.
Chair Kelly communicated that the conference committee
would be meeting on HB 256 and HB 257 open items. He noted
that Limited Powers of Free Conference had been granted by
both the Senate and the House.
Representative Gara stated that it was his intention to
object to some items, but for purposes of expediency he did
not want a roll call vote on all the items he objected to.
He clarified that the removal of his objection [for the
purpose of not calling a vote] would not signify his
support for the item in question.
Chair Kelly appreciated the idea, and asked Representative
Gara to indicate if he wanted to take a break for more
discussion on individual items, or if he wanted a vote on
the item in question.
Chair Kelly communicated that departments with open items
would be taken up based on the motion sheets distributed to
members earlier in the day and dated April 14, 2016. He
specified that the committee could be addressing the
following departments: Department of Environmental
Conservation, Department of Labor and Workforce
Development, Department of Law, Department of Public
Safety, and the University of Alaska.
5:01:11 PM
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Vice-Chair Neuman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Environmental
Conservation's budget:
Item 1 House
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Environmental Conservation.
5:01:36 PM
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR and WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Vice-Chair Neuman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Labor and
Workforce Development budget:
Item 1 Hold
Item 2 House plus $100 thousand
Item 3 House
Item 4 Senate
Item 5 Senate
Representative Gara OBJECTED. He asked that the committee
consider holding Item 3, which was intent language that
specified that the construction academy should expect that
within a few years there would be no general fund (GF)
funding.
Chair Kelly agreed to hold Item 3. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Items
2, 4, and 5 were ADOPTED. This action left open Item 1 and
Item 3 for the Department of Labor & Workforce
Development's budget.
5:03:11 PM
AT EASE
5:03:51 PM
RECONVENED
Chair Kelly re-stated that Item 1 and Item 3 were held for
action at a later time. Items 2, 4, 5 were adopted.
5:04:30 PM
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Vice-Chair Neuman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Law's budget:
Item 1 House
Item 2 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. This action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Law.
5:04:56 PM
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Vice-Chair Neuman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Public Safety
budget:
Item 1 Hold
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Senate plus $160 thousand
5:05:18 PM
Senator Hoffman OBJECTED. He stated that he had chaired the
Senate Finance Subcommittee on the Department of Public
Safety, and requested that the committee hold Item 2.
Chair Kelly agreed to hold Item 2 for a later date. There
being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
There being NO further OBJECTION, Item 3 was ADOPTED. This
action left open Item 1 and Item 2 for the Department of
Public Safety's budget.
5:05:59 PM
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
Vice-Chair Neuman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of University of
Alaska budget:
Items 1 through 9 Hold
Item 10 House
Items 11 and 12 Hold
Representative Gara OBJECTED. He stated that the governor
had proposed a $15 million cut to the University, which had
been cut for a number of years. He continued that the House
had added an additional $35 million cut (to total $50
million in cuts) to the University general fund, which was
almost 20 percent of the university's general fund. His
concern was that the state was building a university that
people would not want to go to, and talent would be lost.
He pointed out that the University generated grant funds
and outside funds. He reiterated his opposition to the
amount of the cut.
Representative Gara MAINTAINED his OBJECTION. He asked that
the committee consider holding Item 10.
Vice-Chair Neuman OBJECTED to holding Item 10.
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.
IN FAVOR: Hoffman, Neuman, Kelly, Thompson, MacKinnon
OPPOSED: Gara
The MOTION PASSED (5/1). Item 10 was adopted.
5:08:58 PM
AT EASE
5:09:19 PM
RECONVENED
There being NO further OBJECTION, Item 10 was ADOPTED. This
action left open Items 1 through 9, Item 11, and Item 12
for the University of Alaska's budget.
Representative Gara thought he may have read an item
incorrectly, and requested that the committee re-open the
budget for the Department of Law.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The budget for
the Department of Law was reopened for consideration.
Representative Gara understood that for Item 1, the
committee had adopted the restoration of the Dillingham
district attorney's office through picking the House
number.
Chair Kelly confirmed that the recommendation for "House"
for Item 1 was adopted, and contained funding for
restoration of the Dillingham office.
5:11:05 PM
AT EASE
5:11:20 PM
RECONVENED
Representative Gara stated that he had concluded his
remarks on Item 1 of the budget for the Department of Law.
Senator MacKinnon asked if the committee would consider
holding Item 1 open for the budget of the Department of
Law.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Item 1 was
held open for the budget of the Department of Law.
5:11:49 PM
AT EASE
5:12:03 PM
RECONVENED
Vice-Chair Neuman MOVED to RESCIND the action on Item 1 for
the Department of Law. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so
ordered.
Senator MacKinnon asked to hold open Item 1. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Item 1 for the budget of the
Department of Law was held open.
Chair Kelly relayed that the next meeting would be held on
April 15th at 4:00 p.m. and it will be noticed on BASIS.
HB 256 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 257 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
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