Legislature(2011 - 2012)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/14/2012 08:00 AM Joint CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 284 & HB 285
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27TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 284 and HB 285
April 14, 2012
1:07 p.m.
1:07:56 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Hoffman called the Conference Committee meeting on HB
284 and HB 285 to order at 1:07 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Senate:
Senator Lyman Hoffman, Chair
Senator Bert Stedman
Senator Joe Thomas
House:
Representative Bill Thomas, Vice-Chair
Representative Bill Stoltze
Representative Les Gara
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
ALSO PRESENT:
David Teal, Director, Legislative Finance Division; fiscal
analysts with the Office of Management and Budget and
Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee
members and other members of the Legislature.
SUMMARY
HB 284 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 284 was HEARD and HELD in Committee for
further consideration.
HB 285 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
HB 285 was HEARD and HELD in Committee for
further consideration.
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 284(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs, capitalizing funds, amending
appropriations, and making reappropriations; and
providing for an effective date."
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(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. 284(FIN) am S
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs, capitalizing funds, amending
appropriations, and making reappropriations; and
providing for an effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(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."
DEPARTMENTS
Department of Education and Early Development
Department of Health and Social Services
Department of Natural Resources
Language
Department of Revenue
Department of Education and Early Development
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Education and
Early Development:
Items 1 and 2 - Senate; Item 3 - Senate one-time
increment; Item 4 - Senate minus $150,000; Item 5 -
House; Items 6 through 8 - Senate; Item 9 - Senate
minus $150,000; Item 10 - House plus $50,000; Items 11
through 13 - Senate; Item 14 - House; Item 15 - House
plus $75,000; Item 16 - Senate; Item 17 - Senate one-
time increment; Item 18 - House; Items 19 and 20
remained open.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Department of Health and Social Services
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Health and
Social Services:
Item 1 - House; Item 2 - Senate; Item 3 - Senate; Item
5 - Senate; Item 6 - House; Item 7 and 8 - Senate;
Item 9 - House; Item 10 - House; Items 11 through 13 -
Senate; Item 14 - Senate minus $75,000; Item 15 -
Senate plus $110,000; Item 16 - Senate; Item 17 -
Senate minus $100,000; Item 18 through 20 - Senate;
Item 21 - intent language:
It is the intent of the Legislature that the
Department of Health and Social Services FY 14
submission limit expenditures from the Tobacco
Use and Sensation Fund to current year
anticipated revenue, plus up to 15 percent of
fund balance carried into FY 14.
Item 4 remained open.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
1:12:25 PM
Department of Natural Resources
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Natural
Resources:
Item 10 - Senate minus $44,700; Item 11 - Senate.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Natural Resources.
Department of Revenue
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Revenue:
Items 5 through 9 - House.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Revenue.
Language
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Language section:
Item 5 - Senate; Item 6 - Senate; Items 10 and 11 -
House; Item 12 - Senate; Item 14 - Senate; Items 3 and
7 remained open.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Mental Health Capital Budget
HB 285:
Items 1 through 4 - Senate; Item 5 - House; Items 6
and 7 - Senate.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the Mental Health Capital
Budget HB 285.
1:15:04 PM
RECESSED
4:15:48 PM
RECONVENED
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic Development:
Item 1 - House.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the Department of
Commerce, Community and Economic Development.
Department of Health and Social Services
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Health and
Social Services:
Item 4 - Senate.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the Department of Health
and Social Services.
Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Labor and
Workforce Development:
Item 9 - Senate.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to re-open Item 2 in the Department
of Labor and Workforce Development budget.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to RESCIND the action on Item 2,
and adopt the House version.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the Department of Labor
and Workforce Development.
University of Alaska
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to REOPEN the University of
Alaska's budget to add intent language.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
4:20:25 PM
Language
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following intent language relating to the selection
of Item 1:
Anchorage ISER Education Policy Research-
It is the intent of the Legislature that $250,000 of
this appropriation be used to evaluate Alaska's
education system and make recommendations aimed at
increasing student achievement. The evaluation should
not focus on funding, except that it may recommend
redirection of how a district is investing existing
funding. The evaluation parameters should include
instructional programs including comprehensive
curriculum; instructional materials; effectiveness of
professional development and instructional practices;
evaluation of vocational and college preparedness
tracks for education; district efficiency, including
efficiency of district administration; instructional
leadership, including instructional accountability;
teacher retention and tenure; effectiveness and
efficiency of remote delivery of education; efficiency
and effectiveness of state professional development;
barriers to success that are within school district
control, particular with regard to the fourth and
eighth grade reading and mathematics scores in
national examinations. It should also examine the
length of the school year, length of school day, and
instructional time per day. The evaluation will also
provide a comparison with Alaska districts practice
with national practices on each of these parameters,
including a comparison of Alaska standards and
expectations to those of other states.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the University of
Alaska's budget Language section.
Fund Transfers and Labor Agreements
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Fund Transfers and Labor
Agreements:
Item 3 - Senate; Item 7 - Senate.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the Language sections.
4:21:46 PM
RECESSED
8:09:15 PM
RECONVENED
Department of Education and Early Development
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Education and
Early Development:
Item 19 - House, Item 20 - Senate, Item 21 - Committee
Conference new intent language:
It is the intent of the Legislature that the
Board of Education include the following in the
following in their annual report under AS
14.07.168: Board recommendations to improve
Alaska students' performance, and additional
report card element that highlights the fourth
and eighth grade in a NEAP scores in Alaska
students' performance relative to other states
and jurisdictions. Further, the legislature
requests the above to be reported to them by
January 31, 2013.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the Department of
Education and Early Development.
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation
on the following items for the moved to adopt the fiscal
notes for HB 284 as shown on the spreadsheet labeled "FY 13
Fiscal Notes Conference Committee April 14, 2012" (copy on
file). He stated that the fiscal note appropriating
$86,811,000 to the Public Education Fund would be effective
June 30, 2012 and HB 358 was a multi-year appropriation.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
8:11:50 PM
AT EASE
8:14:20 PM
RECONVENED
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT fiscal notes for HB 285 as
shown in the draft section of the legislation. There being
NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to REPLACE the fiscal note for SCR
24 with a fiscal note for $75,000 in FY 13. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
8:15:44 PM
AT EASE
8:15:58 PM
RECONVENED
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED that CCS HB [b1] as amended be
reported out of committee with individual recommendations
and the authorization be given to the Legislative Finance
Division and Legislative Legal Services to make any
necessary technical and/or conforming changes.
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED that CCS HB [b2] as amended be
reported out of committee with individual recommendations
and the authorization be given to the Legislative Finance
Division and Legislative Legal Services to make any
necessary technical and/or conforming changes.
ADJOURNMENT
8:16:39 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
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