Legislature(1993 - 1994)
04/26/1993 08:33 AM House FIN
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HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
APRIL 26, 1993
8:33 A.M.
TAPE HFC 93 - 126, Side 2, #000 - end.
TAPE HFC 93 - 127, Side 1, #000 - #535.
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Ron Larson called the meeting of the House Finance
Committee to order at 8:30 A.M.
PRESENT
Co-Chair Larson Representative Brown
Co-Chair MacLean Representative Foster
Vice-Chair Hanley Representative Grussendorf
Representative Hoffman Representative Martin
Representative Navarre Representative Parnell
Representative Therriault
ALSO PRESENT
Cheryl Frasca, Director, Division of Budget Review, Office
of Management and Budget, Office of the Governor; Duane
Guiley, Director, School Finance, Department of Education;
Janet Clarke, Director, Administrative Services, Department
of Health and Social Services; Representative Bettye Davis;
Jay Hogan, Staff, House Finance Committee, Representative
Ron Larson; Representative Jerry Mackie.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
SB 100 An Act making supplemental and special
appropriations for the expenses of state
government; making, amending, and repealing
capital and operating appropriations; and
providing for an effective date.
HCS CS SB 100 (FIN) was reported out of Committee
with a "do pass" recommendation.
SENATE BILL 100
"An Act making supplemental and special appropriations
for the expenses of state government; making, amending,
and repealing capital and operating appropriations; and
providing for an effective date."
Co-Chair Larson listed items to be addressed in the work
draft 8-GS1063\D, HCS CSSB 100 (FIN). His intention was to
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close Section #52 - Department of Corrections. Co-Chair
Larson MOVED Amendment #1. [Attachment #1]. The Amendment
would provide the sum of $5,553,400 appropriated from the
general fund to the Department of Corrections for the fiscal
year ending 6/30/93. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so
ordered.
Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #2.
[Attachment #2]. The sum of $1.150 million dollars
appropriated from the general fund to the University of
Alaska to pay the settlement agreement and legal costs
associated with Dix. et al., v. University of Alaska.
Representative Therriault MOVED Amendment #2, which would
create a new section. There being NO OBJECTION, Amendment
DUANE GUILEY, DIRECTOR, SCHOOL FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, introduced Amendment #3. [Attachment #3]. He
stated that the Cooperative Agreement Grant Fund was
established in legislation last year providing a grant fund
program for school districts. The purpose of the
legislation was to encourage cooperative agreements between
school districts to provide more efficient and economical
administrative and educational services. Over $1 million
dollars were requested in the grant funds.
Co-Chair Larson asked if any of the grants had been
distributed. Mr. Guiley stated they had not. The
legislation was passed last year although the fund was not
capitalized when the legislation was passed. Representative
Martin expressed disapproval of the legislation.
Representative Hoffman MOVED Amendment #3. Co-Chair Larson
OBJECTED. Representative Hoffman WITHDREW THE MOTION.
Amendment #3 failed adoption.
Co-Chair Larson explained the changes to Section #43. The
subcommittee recommends increasing the sum to "$1,222,900"
dollars. Representative Therriault MOVED TO RESCIND the
original action in adopting the "$611,500". The original
amount of funding would not adequately address the needed
Dalton Highway repairs. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so
ordered.
Representative Therriault MOVED to add "$1,222,900" dollars
to Section #43 for the Dalton Highway repairs and the
aviation program for the current fiscal year. There being
NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair Larson discussed Section #72, the appropriation for
the API facility. Representative Hanley MOVED a change to
Page 12, Line 16, deleting "a" and changing "facility" to
"facilities". He noted, the Mental Health Board requested
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the change.
JANET CLARKE, DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, commented the Department does
not oppose the amendment. The amendment would continue to
allow the Department to bill a central facility and would
also allow flexibility for replacing sections of API which
need to be in regional or community settings.
Representative Hanley provided the Committee background
information regarding the facility. There currently is
disagreement that Alaska needs a $60-$80 million dollar API.
The Mental Health Board supports the legislation.
Representative Brown recommended eliminating subsection (b),
allowing funds to stay in the Mental Health account until a
decision is reached. Ms. Clarke stated that the Department
and the Mental Health Board have an agreement. One hundred
and fourteen bed facility have been agreed upon. The
current API facility will be down-sized to ninety beds.
This is the smallest size facility which the Department can
justify to provide the needed services.
Representative Brown inquired how much of the appropriation
would go to the proposed facility and how much to community
facilities. Ms. Clarke replied that the community
facilities envisioned would be in-patient hospital beds,
although they have not yet been planned.
Representative Hanley WITHDREW THE AMENDMENT. There being
NO OBJECTION, it was withdrawn. Co-Chair MacLean MOVED
Section #72. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #4
which would appropriate $29.5 thousand dollars from the
general fund to the Department of Health and Social
Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration for line
item allocations. [Attachment #4]. The amendment adds a
new section.
CHERYL FRASCA, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF BUDGET REVIEW, OFFICE
OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, explained
the amendment would support the Governor's newly hired
employee hired to address the alcohol and drug abuse
problems in the State. The position was unexpected and not
budgeted for in the new fiscal year.
Representative Hanley asked if the position was funded in
the budget next year. Ms. Clarke stated it was not. She
said Lloyd Rupp, the ex-Commissioner of the Department of
Corrections. Co-Chair MacLean MOVED the adoption of
Amendment #4. Representative Martin OBJECTED.
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A roll call was taken on the MOTION.
IN FAVOR: Navarre, Brown, Foster, Hoffman,
MacLean, Larson.
OPPOSED: Martin, Parnell, Therriault,
Grussendorf, Hanley.
The MOTION PASSED, (6-5).
Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #5.
[Attachment #5]. The Alaska Science & Technology
Foundation's Board of Directors fully supports the capital
appropriation of $3 million dollars appropriated from the
earnings of the endowment in the operating budget for FY 94.
The request is for this amount to be transferred to BIDCO
fund.
Representative Martin suggested the adoption of the
amendment would confuse the previously adopted intent
language. Co-Chair Larson stated the language would
supercede that previously adopted.
Representative Brown MOVED Amendment #5.
(Tape Change, HFC 93-127, Side 1).
JAY HOGAN, STAFF, CONTRACT TO THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE,
REPRESENTATIVE LARSON, stated the amendment would amend the
bill previously passed out of Committee, substituting
legislative intent for $3 million dollar appropriation in
place of the current intent statement. Representative
Martin OBJECTED to the amendment.
A roll call was taken on the MOTION.
IN FAVOR: Navarre, Parnell, Therriault, Brown,
Foster, Grussendorf, Hanley, Larson,
MacLean.
OPPOSED: Martin.
The MOTION PASSED, (10-1).
Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #6.
[Attachment #6]. Ms. Frasca explained the State of Alaska
has concluded its negotiations with the Centralized
Correspondence Study Education Association and the agreement
has been ratified by the membership. The amendment requests
the Legislature's approval of the contract's monetary terms.
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Representative Brown MOVED Amendment #6. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was adopted.
Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #7
requested by Representative Bettye Davis. [Attachment #7].
The amendment would add $100 thousand dollars from the
general fund to the Alaska School Counseling Program Grant
Fund. Representative Brown MOVED Amendment #7.
Representative Martin OBJECTED.
REPRESENTATIVE BETTYE DAVIS spoke to the amendment. The
funding would retrain counselors to work with problems
children face in schools. The money would be spread
throughout the State to train counselors to work with
children in grades K-12. There has been no funding placed
into the program for a number of years.
Mr. Guiley disagreed and said funds are available for any
purpose or scope of the grant awarded to the State.
A roll call was taken on the MOTION.
IN FAVOR: Parnell, Brown, Foster, Grussendorf,
Hoffman, Navarre.
OPPOSED: Therriault, Hanley, Martin, MacLean,
Larson.
The MOTION PASSED, (6-5).
HCS CSSB 100 (FIN) was HELD in Committee for further
discussion.
REAPPROPRIATION LEGISLATION
Co-Chair MacLean provided the Committee with Amendment #1 by
Representative Mulder. [Attachment #8].
REPRESENTATIVE ELDON MULDER noted that Amendment #1 would
reappropriate $50 million dollars back to Legislative
Council for operations for the fiscal year ending 6/30/94.
Co-Chair MacLean MOVED Amendment #1. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was adopted.
Representative Hoffman MOVED Amendment #2 which would
clarify language on Page 21, Sections 1 - 3. [Attachment
three sections into one section, Section A. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
SENATE BILL 100
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"An Act making supplemental and special appropriations
for the expenses of state government; making, amending,
and repealing capital and operating appropriations; and
providing for an effective date."
Co-Chair MacLean MOVED TO RESCIND action taken on Amendment
action was taken on Amendment #8.
Representative Martin questioned why the funding for the new
position adopted in Amendment #4 was not taken from funding
allocated to Project Hope. Ms. Clarke responded Project
Hope money is housed in the Department of Corrections. It
is a different appropriation from the request by the
Department of Health and Social Services, Division of
Alcoholism position.
Representative Therriault recommended backing funding out of
the Project Hope supplemental. Representative Brown pointed
out that Project Hope is not currently well defined. Ms.
Frasca advised that the Governor had requested that funding
as a FY 94 request, at which time the House Finance
Committee decided not to consider it as part of the regular
operating budget but to place it in the supplemental.
Representative Brown MOVED a change to Section 75, Page 12,
Line 23 amount from "$1.5 million dollars" to "$1.470
million dollars". Co-Chair MacLean OBJECTED. Co-Chair
MacLean MOVED TO RESCIND action taken by the Committee in
adopting Amendment #4. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so
ordered.
Co-Chair MacLean MOVED to include the Reappropriation Bill
into HCS CS SB 100 (FIN). There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered. Co-Chair MacLean MOVED to report HCS CS SB 100
(FIN) out of Committee with individual recommendations.
There being NO OBJECTIONS, it was so ordered.
HCS CSSB 100 (FIN) was reported out of Committee with a "do
pass" recommendation.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:05 A.M.
HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
APRIL 26, 1993
8:33 A.M.
TAPE HFC 93 - 126, Side 2, #000 - end.
TAPE HFC 93 - 127, Side 1, #000 - #535.
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CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Ron Larson called the meeting of the House Finance
Committee to order at 8:30 A.M.
PRESENT
Co-Chair Larson Representative Brown
Co-Chair MacLean Representative Foster
Vice-Chair Hanley Representative Grussendorf
Representative Hoffman Representative Martin
Representative Navarre Representative Parnell
Representative Therriault
ALSO PRESENT
Cheryl Frasca, Director, Division of Budget Review, Office
of Management and Budget, Office of the Governor; Duane
Guiley, Director, School Finance, Department of Education;
Janet Clarke, Director, Administrative Services, Department
of Health and Social Services; Representative Bettye Davis;
Jay Hogan, Staff, House Finance Committee, Representative
Ron Larson; Representative Jerry Mackie.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
SB 100 An Act making supplemental and special
appropriations for the expenses of state
government; making, amending, and repealing
capital and operating appropriations; and
providing for an effective date.
HCS CS SB 100 (FIN) was reported out of Committee
with a "do pass" recommendation.
SENATE BILL 100
"An Act making supplemental and special appropriations
for the expenses of state government; making, amending,
and repealing capital and operating appropriations; and
providing for an effective date."
Co-Chair Larson listed items to be addressed in the work
draft 8-GS1063\D, HCS CSSB 100 (FIN). His intention was to
close Section #52 - Department of Corrections. Co-Chair
Larson MOVED Amendment #1. [Attachment #1]. The Amendment
would provide the sum of $5,553,400 appropriated from the
general fund to the Department of Corrections for the fiscal
year ending 6/30/93. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so
ordered.
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Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #2.
[Attachment #2]. The sum of $1.150 million dollars
appropriated from the general fund to the University of
Alaska to pay the settlement agreement and legal costs
associated with Dix. et al., v. University of Alaska.
Representative Therriault MOVED Amendment #2, which would
create a new section. There being NO OBJECTION, Amendment
DUANE GUILEY, DIRECTOR, SCHOOL FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, introduced Amendment #3. [Attachment #3]. He
stated that the Cooperative Agreement Grant Fund was
established in legislation last year providing a grant fund
program for school districts. The purpose of the
legislation was to encourage cooperative agreements between
school districts to provide more efficient and economical
administrative and educational services. Over $1 million
dollars were requested in the grant funds.
Co-Chair Larson asked if any of the grants had been
distributed. Mr. Guiley stated they had not. The
legislation was passed last year although the fund was not
capitalized when the legislation was passed. Representative
Martin expressed disapproval of the legislation.
Representative Hoffman MOVED Amendment #3. Co-Chair Larson
OBJECTED. Representative Hoffman WITHDREW THE MOTION.
Amendment #3 failed adoption.
Co-Chair Larson explained the changes to Section #43. The
subcommittee recommends increasing the sum to "$1,222,900"
dollars. Representative Therriault MOVED TO RESCIND the
original action in adopting the "$611,500". The original
amount of funding would not adequately address the needed
Dalton Highway repairs. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so
ordered.
Representative Therriault MOVED to add "$1,222,900" dollars
to Section #43 for the Dalton Highway repairs and the
aviation program for the current fiscal year. There being
NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair Larson discussed Section #72, the appropriation for
the API facility. Representative Hanley MOVED a change to
Page 12, Line 16, deleting "a" and changing "facility" to
"facilities". He noted, the Mental Health Board requested
the change.
JANET CLARKE, DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, commented the Department does
not oppose the amendment. The amendment would continue to
allow the Department to bill a central facility and would
also allow flexibility for replacing sections of API which
8
need to be in regional or community settings.
Representative Hanley provided the Committee background
information regarding the facility. There currently is
disagreement that Alaska needs a $60-$80 million dollar API.
The Mental Health Board supports the legislation.
Representative Brown recommended eliminating subsection (b),
allowing funds to stay in the Mental Health account until a
decision is reached. Ms. Clarke stated that the Department
and the Mental Health Board have an agreement. One hundred
and fourteen bed facility have been agreed upon. The
current API facility will be down-sized to ninety beds.
This is the smallest size facility which the Department can
justify to provide the needed services.
Representative Brown inquired how much of the appropriation
would go to the proposed facility and how much to community
facilities. Ms. Clarke replied that the community
facilities envisioned would be in-patient hospital beds,
although they have not yet been planned.
Representative Hanley WITHDREW THE AMENDMENT. There being
NO OBJECTION, it was withdrawn. Co-Chair MacLean MOVED
Section #72. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #4
which would appropriate $29.5 thousand dollars from the
general fund to the Department of Health and Social
Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration for line
item allocations. [Attachment #4]. The amendment adds a
new section.
CHERYL FRASCA, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF BUDGET REVIEW, OFFICE
OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, explained
the amendment would support the Governor's newly hired
employee hired to address the alcohol and drug abuse
problems in the State. The position was unexpected and not
budgeted for in the new fiscal year.
Representative Hanley asked if the position was funded in
the budget next year. Ms. Clarke stated it was not. She
said Lloyd Rupp, the ex-Commissioner of the Department of
Corrections. Co-Chair MacLean MOVED the adoption of
Amendment #4. Representative Martin OBJECTED.
A roll call was taken on the MOTION.
IN FAVOR: Navarre, Brown, Foster, Hoffman,
MacLean, Larson.
OPPOSED: Martin, Parnell, Therriault,
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Grussendorf, Hanley.
The MOTION PASSED, (6-5).
Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #5.
[Attachment #5]. The Alaska Science & Technology
Foundation's Board of Directors fully supports the capital
appropriation of $3 million dollars appropriated from the
earnings of the endowment in the operating budget for FY 94.
The request is for this amount to be transferred to BIDCO
fund.
Representative Martin suggested the adoption of the
amendment would confuse the previously adopted intent
language. Co-Chair Larson stated the language would
supercede that previously adopted.
Representative Brown MOVED Amendment #5.
(Tape Change, HFC 93-127, Side 1).
JAY HOGAN, STAFF, CONTRACT TO THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE,
REPRESENTATIVE LARSON, stated the amendment would amend the
bill previously passed out of Committee, substituting
legislative intent for $3 million dollar appropriation in
place of the current intent statement. Representative
Martin OBJECTED to the amendment.
A roll call was taken on the MOTION.
IN FAVOR: Navarre, Parnell, Therriault, Brown,
Foster, Grussendorf, Hanley, Larson,
MacLean.
OPPOSED: Martin.
The MOTION PASSED, (10-1).
Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #6.
[Attachment #6]. Ms. Frasca explained the State of Alaska
has concluded its negotiations with the Centralized
Correspondence Study Education Association and the agreement
has been ratified by the membership. The amendment requests
the Legislature's approval of the contract's monetary terms.
Representative Brown MOVED Amendment #6. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was adopted.
Co-Chair Larson provided the Committee with Amendment #7
requested by Representative Bettye Davis. [Attachment #7].
The amendment would add $100 thousand dollars from the
10
general fund to the Alaska School Counseling Program Grant
Fund. Representative Brown MOVED Amendment #7.
Representative Martin OBJECTED.
REPRESENTATIVE BETTYE DAVIS spoke to the amendment. The
funding would retrain counselors to work with problems
children face in schools. The money would be spread
throughout the State to train counselors to work with
children in grades K-12. There has been no funding placed
into the program for a number of years.
Mr. Guiley disagreed and said funds are available for any
purpose or scope of the grant awarded to the State.
A roll call was taken on the MOTION.
IN FAVOR: Parnell, Brown, Foster, Grussendorf,
Hoffman, Navarre.
OPPOSED: Therriault, Hanley, Martin, MacLean,
Larson.
The MOTION PASSED, (6-5).
HCS CSSB 100 (FIN) was HELD in Committee for further
discussion.
REAPPROPRIATION LEGISLATION
Co-Chair MacLean provided the Committee with Amendment #1 by
Representative Mulder. [Attachment #8].
REPRESENTATIVE ELDON MULDER noted that Amendment #1 would
reappropriate $50 million dollars back to Legislative
Council for operations for the fiscal year ending 6/30/94.
Co-Chair MacLean MOVED Amendment #1. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was adopted.
Representative Hoffman MOVED Amendment #2 which would
clarify language on Page 21, Sections 1 - 3. [Attachment
three sections into one section, Section A. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
SENATE BILL 100
"An Act making supplemental and special appropriations
for the expenses of state government; making, amending,
and repealing capital and operating appropriations; and
providing for an effective date."
Co-Chair MacLean MOVED TO RESCIND action taken on Amendment
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action was taken on Amendment #8.
Representative Martin questioned why the funding for the new
position adopted in Amendment #4 was not taken from funding
allocated to Project Hope. Ms. Clarke responded Project
Hope money is housed in the Department of Corrections. It
is a different appropriation from the request by the
Department of Health and Social Services, Division of
Alcoholism position.
Representative Therriault recommended backing funding out of
the Project Hope supplemental. Representative Brown pointed
out that Project Hope is not currently well defined. Ms.
Frasca advised that the Governor had requested that funding
as a FY 94 request, at which time the House Finance
Committee decided not to consider it as part of the regular
operating budget but to place it in the supplemental.
Representative Brown MOVED a change to Section 75, Page 12,
Line 23 amount from "$1.5 million dollars" to "$1.470
million dollars". Co-Chair MacLean OBJECTED. Co-Chair
MacLean MOVED TO RESCIND action taken by the Committee in
adopting Amendment #4. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so
ordered.
Co-Chair MacLean MOVED to include the Reappropriation Bill
into HCS CS SB 100 (FIN). There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered. Co-Chair MacLean MOVED to report HCS CS SB 100
(FIN) out of Committee with individual recommendations.
There being NO OBJECTIONS, it was so ordered.
HCS CSSB 100 (FIN) was reported out of Committee with a "do
pass" recommendation.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:05 A.M.
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