Legislature(2005 - 2006)
05/05/2006 04:10 PM Senate 365
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MINUTES
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
HB 365 / HB 366
May 5, 2006
4:10 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Gary Wilken convened the meeting at approximately 4:10:51
PM.
PRESENT
Senator Gary Wilken, Chair
Representative Mike Chenault, Vice-chair
Senator Lyda Green
Representative Kevin Meyer
Senator Lyman Hoffman
Representative Reggie Joule
Also Attending: DAVID TEAL, Director, Division of Legislative
Finance; PORTIA PARKER, Deputy Commissioner, Department of
Corrections
Attending via Teleconference: There were no teleconference
participants.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
HB 365-APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 366-APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
The Committee reached agreements on items subject to conference
for the Department of Corrections, Department of Fish and Game,
Department of Health and Social Services and the Alaska Court
System. The bill was held in Committee.
4:11:34 PM
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 365(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan
program expenses of state government, for certain programs,
and to capitalize funds; making appropriations for state
aid to public schools, centralized correspondence study,
and transportation of pupils; and providing for an
effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 365(FIN)(brf sup maj
fld S)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan
program expenses of state government, for certain programs,
and to capitalize funds; making appropriations for state
aid to public schools, centralized correspondence study,
and transportation of pupils; and providing for an
effective date."
AND
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 366(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."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 366(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."
This was the sixth hearing of the Conference Committee on HB 365
and HB 366.
[NOTE: "Motion Sheets" detailing the Budget Request Units (BRU),
referred to as "items" in Committee discussions, are on file.]
4:11:51 PM
Department of Corrections
No action was taken in Item 4, 13 and 21 at this time.
Representative Chenault offered a motion to adopt the Senate
version of Items 1, 2, 6, 8 through 10, 14 through 16, 19, 20,
and 22; the House of Representatives version of Items 3, 6, 7,
11, 17, and 18; the Senate version less $282,800 of Item 4; and
the Senate version less $300,000 of Item 13.
Co-Chair Green requested explanation of Items 4 and 13.
PORTIA PARKER, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections,
testified that the appropriation in Item 4 would be utilized to
fund all residential treatment programs. Federal funding has
been eliminated and if State funds were not provided, the
facilities would be closed.
Ms. Parker then informed that the appropriation in Item 13 would
be utilized for increased staffing to address overcrowding.
There was no objection and the indicated amounts were ADOPTED.
4:16:54 PM
Department of Fish and Game
No action was taken on Items 3, 4, 7 - 10, 12, and 23.
Representative Chenault offered a motion to adopt the following
versions and amounts.
Senate version of Items 15, 20 and 30;
House of Representatives version of Items 2, 5, 6, 11, 14,
17, 27 and 32;
House of Representatives version less $200,000 of Item 1;
Senate version of Federal Receipts and Test Fisheries
Receipts and House of Representatives Version less $5,500
of general funds for Item 4;
Senate version of Federal Receipts and Fish and Game Funds,
and Senate version less $197,500 of general funds for Item
16;
Senate version of Federal Receipts, Inter/Agency Receipts,
Fish and Game Funds, Capital Improvement Projects Receipts,
and Statutory Designated Program Receipts, and Senate
version less $56,400 of general funds for Item 18;
Senate version of Fish and Game Funds and the Senate
version less $2,000 of general funds for Item 19;
Senate version of Federal Receipts, Inter/Agency Receipts,
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trust Funds, Fish and Game Funds and
Statutory Designated Program Receipts, and Senate version
less $26,100 of general funds for Item 21;
House of Representatives version less $125,000 for Item 24;
Senate version of Inter/Agency Receipts, and House of
Representatives version less $78,300 of general funds for
Item 25;
House of Representatives version of Fish and Game Funds and
House of Representatives version less $125,000 of general
funds for Item 27;
House of Representatives version less $900 of Item 28;
House of Representatives version less $9,800 of general
funds and House of Representatives version less $34,900
general funds for Item 29;
House of Representatives version less $20,200 of Item 31
There was no objection and the indicated amounts were ADOPTED.
AT EASE 4:17:48 PM / 4:18:02 PM
4:23:11 PM
Department of Health and Social Services
No action was taken on Item #35 at this time.
Representative Chenault offered a motion to adopt the Senate
version of Items 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 18 through 25, 27,
29, 32, 33, 35, 27, 42, 47, and 49 through 51; the House of
Representatives version of Items 1, 4, 6, 9, 11 through 13, 17,
30, 31, 34, 36, 38 through 41, 43 through 46 and 48; the Senate
version less $250,000 of Item 26; the House of Representatives
version of Federal Receipts and the House of Representatives
version of General Fund/Match Funds less $220,400 for Item 16
and the House of Representatives less $200,000 of Item 28.
AT EASE 4:28:53 PM / 4:29:40 PM
There was no objection and the indicated amounts were ADOPTED.
4:30:09 PM
Alaska Court System
Representative Chenault offered a motion to adopt the Senate
versions of Items 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 and 13, the House of
Representatives versions of Items 1 through 3, 7, 8, 11 and 14,
and the House of Representatives version less $40,000 of Item 4.
There was no objection and the indicated amounts were ADOPTED.
This concluded action on the items subject to conference for the
Alaska Court System.
ADJOURNMENT
Co-Chair Gary Wilken adjourned the meeting at 4:33:52 PM
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