Legislature(2013 - 2014)SENATE FINANCE 532

04/18/2014 04:00 PM Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 266 & HB 267


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04:35:45 PM Start
04:57:03 PM Adjourn
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= HB 266 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
Heard & Held
= HB 267 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
Heard & Held
Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Education and Early Development
Environmental Conservation
Fish and Game
Labor and Workforce Development
Public Safety
University of Alaska
Mental Health Capital
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               28TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                    
                       FIRST SESSION                                                                                            
          CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB266 and HB267                                                                               
                      April 18, 2014                                                                                            
                         4:35 p.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:35:45 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Kelly called the Conference Committee meeting on                                                                          
HB266 and HB267 to order at 4:35 p.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT:                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senate:                                                                                                                         
Senator Pete Kelly, Chair                                                                                                       
Senator Kevin Meyer                                                                                                             
Senator Lyman Hoffman                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
House:                                                                                                                          
Representative Alan Austerman, Vice-Chair                                                                                       
Representative Bill Stoltze                                                                                                     
Representative Les Gara                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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 266    APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
          HB 266 was HEARD and HELD in committee for                                                                            
          further consideration.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 267    APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          HB 267 was HEARD and HELD in committee for                                                                            
          further consideration.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain  programs,   capitalizing  funds,   and  making                                                                    
     reappropriations;  and   providing  for   an  effective                                                                    
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(FIN)                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain  programs,   capitalizing  funds,   and  making                                                                    
     reappropriations;  and   providing  for   an  effective                                                                    
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 267(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. 267(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   COMMERCE,  COMMUNITY   AND   ECONOMIC                                                                    
     DEVELOPMENT                                                                                                                
     DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT                                                                              
     DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION                                                                                   
     DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME                                                                                                
     DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT                                                                              
     DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY                                                                                                
     UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:36:47 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:36:52 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:36:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Kelly  communicated  that  the  conference  committee                                                                    
would be meeting  on HB 266 and HB 267  open items. He noted                                                                    
that Limited Powers  of Free Conference had  been granted by                                                                    
both the Senate  and the House. Departments  with open items                                                                    
would be taken up based  on the motion sheets distributed to                                                                    
members earlier  in the  day and  dated 4/18/14.  He relayed                                                                    
that the  conference committee would not  address open items                                                                    
from the following departments during the current meeting:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:37:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation on the following  items for the Department of                                                                    
Commerce, Community and Economic Development's budget:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 2: Open                                                                                                               
     Item 3: House                                                                                                              
     Item 4: Open                                                                                                               
     Item 5: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 6: House                                                                                                              
     Item 7: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 8: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 9: House                                                                                                              
     Item 10: Senate                                                                                                            
     Item 11: Senate                                                                                                            
     Item 12: Senate                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4:38:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  being  NO OBJECTION,  it  was  so ordered.  Excluding                                                                    
Items 2 and 4, the  action closed all conferencable items in                                                                    
the  budget for  the Department  of Commerce,  Community and                                                                    
Economic Development.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:39:32 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:39:51 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:40:02 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation on the following items for the Department of                                                                     
Education and Early Development's budget:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Item 1: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 2: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 3: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 4: Senate plus $46,400                                                                                                     
Item 5: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 6: House                                                                                                                   
Item 7: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 8: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 9: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 10: Senate                                                                                                                 
Item 11: Open                                                                                                                   
Item 12: House                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:40:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair Kelly related that items 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 11 in                                                                      
the Department of Education and Early Development's budget                                                                      
would be discussed at a future meeting.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:41:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation on the following items for the Department of                                                                     
Environmental Conservation's budget:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Item 1: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 2: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 3: House                                                                                                                   
Item 4: House                                                                                                                   
Item 5: House                                                                                                                   
Item 6: Open                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:41:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it  was so ordered. Excluding Item                                                                    
6, the action  closed all conferencable items  in the budget                                                                    
for the Department of Environmental Conservation.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4:42:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation on the following  items for the Department of                                                                    
Fish and Game's budget:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Item 1: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 2: House                                                                                                                   
Item 3: House                                                                                                                   
Item 4: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 5: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 6: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 7: House                                                                                                                   
Item 8: House                                                                                                                   
Item 9: Open                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:42:59 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  being  NO OBJECTION,  it  was  so ordered.  Excluding                                                                    
Items 1 and 9, the  action closed all conferencable items in                                                                    
the budget for the Department of Fish and Game.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:43:13 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:44:09 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:44:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation on the following  items for the Department of                                                                    
Labor and Workforce Development's budget:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Item 1: House                                                                                                                   
Item 2: House plus $700,000                                                                                                     
Item 3: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 4: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 5: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 6: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 7: Senate plus $22,200                                                                                                     
Item 8: Senate                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:45:13 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara OBJECTED for purpose of discussion and                                                                      
requested an explanation of what had occurred with Item 2.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:45:37 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:46:02 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVNED                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:46:06 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara WITHDREW his objection.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:46:08 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  being  NO  further   OBJECTION,  the  motion  PASSED.                                                                    
Excluding   Items   4  and   6,   the   action  closed   all                                                                    
conferencable  items in  the budget  for  the Department  of                                                                    
Labor and Workforce Development.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4:46:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation on the following items for the Department of                                                                     
Public Safety's budget:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Item 1: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 2: Senate plus $550,000                                                                                                    
Item 3: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 4: House                                                                                                                   
Item 5: House                                                                                                                   
Item 6: House                                                                                                                   
Item 7: House                                                                                                                   
Item 8: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 9: Senate plus $479,000                                                                                                    
Item 10: Senate for all 4 funding sources.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:47:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
closed  all  conferencable  items  in  the  budget  for  the                                                                    
Department of Public Safety.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:47:51 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:49:40 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:49:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair Kelly MOVED  to REOPEN the items in  the Department of                                                                    
Public Safety's budget.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:49:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Kelly noted  that there  was a  typo on  Item 10  and                                                                    
requested that the motion on that item be restated.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:49:57 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation on the following  items for the Department of                                                                    
Public Safety's budget:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Item 10: Senate for all 5 funding sources.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:50:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
closed  all  conferencable  items  in  the  budget  for  the                                                                    
Department of Public Safety.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:50:23 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:50:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation on the following  items for the University of                                                                    
Alaska's budget:                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Item 1: House                                                                                                                   
Item 2: House                                                                                                                   
Item 3: House                                                                                                                   
Item 4: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 5: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 6: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 7: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item 8: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 9: Open                                                                                                                    
Item 10: Senate                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:51:43 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  being  NO OBJECTION,  it  was  so ordered.  Excluding                                                                    
Items 8 and 9, the  action closed all conferencable items in                                                                    
the budget for the University of Alaska.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MENTAL HEALTH CAPITAL                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:51:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation on the following  items for the mental health                                                                    
capital project's budget:                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Item 1: Senate                                                                                                                  
Item  2:  House Replace  AHFC  Dividends  (1139) with  GF/MH                                                                    
(1037)                                                                                                                          
Item 3: House                                                                                                                   
Item 4: House                                                                                                                   
Item 5: House                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4:52:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
closed all conferencable items in  the budget for the mental                                                                    
health capital projects.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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4:53:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Austerman   MOVED    to   ADOPT   the   Chair's                                                                    
recommendation  on  the  following  items  in  the  language                                                                    
section portion of the budget:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Item 4: House                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4:53:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
closed Item 4  within the open items of  language portion of                                                                    
the budget.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Chair Kelly relayed  that the next meeting would  be held on                                                                    
4/19/14 at 2 p.m.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:54:04 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:55:13 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:55:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Austerman  MOVED to REOPEN  the Department  of Fish                                                                    
and Game's budget items.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:55:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair Kelly MOVED  to HOLD OPEN Item 7 in  the Department of                                                                    
Fish and Game's budget. There  being NO OBJECTION, it was so                                                                    
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:55:58 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:56:36 PM                                                                                                                    
RECVONENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:56:43 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair Kelly restated his motion  and MOVED to HOLD OPEN Item                                                                    
7 in the Department of Fish and Game's budget.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:56:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  being  NO OBJECTION,  it  was  so ordered.  Excluding                                                                    
Items  1, 7,  and  9, the  action  closed all  conferencable                                                                    
items in the budget for the Department of Fish and Game.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB  266  was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB  267  was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
4:57:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The meeting was adjourned at 4:57 p.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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