Legislature(2011 - 2012)SENATE FINANCE 532

04/13/2012 03:00 PM Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 284 & HB 285


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+= HB 284 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS TELECONFERENCED
+= HB 285 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET TELECONFERENCED
Department of Administration
Department of Commerce Community and Economic
Development
Department of Corrections
               27TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                    
                      SECOND SESSION                                                                                            
         CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 284 and HB 285                                                                              
                      April 13, 2012                                                                                            
                         3:03 p.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:03:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Hoffman called the Conference Committee meeting on HB
284 and HB 285 to order at 3:03 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.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENTS:                                                                                                                    
          Department of Administration                                                                                          
          Department of Commerce, Community and Economic                                                                        
          Development                                                                                                           
          Department of Corrections                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:04:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to  ADOPT the chair's recommendation                                                                    
on   the    following   items   for   the    Department   of                                                                    
Administration:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Item 4 - Senate.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
closed  all  conferencable  items  in  the  budget  for  the                                                                    
Department of Administration.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:05:08 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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 2 - Senate; Items 3 through 6 - House; Item 7 -                                                                       
     Senate minus $50,000; Items 8 through 15 - Senate;                                                                         
     Items 16 through 21 - House.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:05:51 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to  ADOPT the chair's recommendation                                                                    
on the following items for the Department of Corrections:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     Items 1 through 3 - House; Items 4 through 6 - Senate;                                                                     
     Items 7 and 8 - House; Item 9 - Senate plus                                                                                
     $2,174,000; Item 10 - Senate; Item 11 - House.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
closed  all  conferencable  items  in  the  budget  for  the                                                                    
Department of Corrections.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Hoffman  reported  that the  next  scheduled  meeting                                                                    
would be posted on the following day.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stedman  asked Louanne  Christian, House  and Senate                                                                    
Finance Committee  Assistant to  stand and read  a statement                                                                    
in recognition of  her upcoming retirement and  her 27 years                                                                    
of service  to the  committees. He  remembered that  when he                                                                    
and Senator Hoffman had become  Senate Finance Committee co-                                                                    
chairs there  had been restructuring  and Ms.  Christian had                                                                    
been  put in  charge of  both the  House and  Senate Finance                                                                    
Committee assistant/secretary teams  in order to synchronize                                                                    
their  working   relationship  and  make   information  more                                                                    
accessible to  the public. He  expressed that  Ms. Christian                                                                    
would be missed and thanked her for her work.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Ms. Christian replied  that she would miss  the committee as                                                                    
well.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Chair Hoffman echoed Senator Stedman's comments.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Thomas  thanked Ms.  Christian  on  behalf of  the                                                                    
House Finance Committee.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB  284  was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  Committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB  285  was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  Committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:09:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The meeting was adjourned at 3:09 p.m.                                                                                          

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