Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/13/2015 04:00 PM Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB72 AND HB73
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29TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB72 and HB73
April 13, 2015
4:03 p.m.
4:03:31 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Neuman called the Conference Committee meeting on
HB72 and HB73 to order at 4:03 p.m
MEMBERS PRESENT:
House:
Representative Mark Neuman, Chair
Representative Steve Thompson
Representative Les Gara
Senate:
Senator Pete Kelly, Vice-Chair
Senator Anna MacKinnon
Senator Donny Olson
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 72 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 72 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 73 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
HB 73 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 72(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs and capitalizing funds; and providing
for an effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 72(FIN) am S
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs and capitalizing funds; amending
appropriations; and providing for an effective date."
and
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 73(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. 73(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
Environmental Conservation
Office of the Governor
Labor and Workforce Development
Law
Military and Veterans Affairs
Public Safety
Revenue
Judiciary
Debt Service
Chair Neuman communicated that the conference committee
would be meeting on HB 72 and HB 73 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 //. He relayed that
the conference committee would not address open items from
the following departments during the current meeting:
4:05:00 PM
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Environmental
Conservation budget:
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 House
Item 3 House
Item 4 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Environmental Conservation.
4:05:23 PM
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Office of the Governor
budget:
Item 1 House
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Office
of Governor.
4:05:41 PM
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Labor and
Workforce Development budget:
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 House on both fund sources and remove the
language specifying a PCN
Item 3 Senate
Item 4 House minus $50.0 thousand
Item 5 House
Item 6 Senate minus $60.0 thousand
Co-Chair MacKinnon OBJECTED to item 6, and explained a
possible conflict of interest, through her husband's
association.
4:06:48 PM
AT EASE
4:07:00 PM
RECONVENED
Vice-Chair Kelly restated that Item 6 was "Senate minus
$60.0 thousand."
Representative Gara OBJECTED to Items 1 through 4. He
wondered if the identified PCN language had been removed.
Vice-Chair Kelly replied in the affirmative.
Vice-Chair Kelly explained that Item 2 only referred to one
line with a PCN. He remarked that a staff member was
indicating in the affirmative, therefore the PCN language
was removed from Item 2.
Representative Gara explained that there was a deputy
commissioner position that was removed in the House
version, but the committee was accepting the Senate
version's removal of the PCN language.
Representative Gara REMOVED his objection.
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The
action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
4:08:39 PM
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Law budget:
Item 1 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Law.
4:09:03 PM
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Military and
Veterans Affairs:
Item 1 House
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Senate
Item 4 House
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Public Safety.
Item 1 Senate plus $170.0 thousand and 1 PCN
Item 2 House
Item 3 House
Item 4 Senate
Item 5 Senate
4:09:51 PM
Senator Olson OBJECTED to Item 4. He stated that the House
recommendation for funding the Council on Domestic Violence
was $1.5 million, and the Senate version zeroed out those
funds. He explained that $1.5 million covered all the
prevention programs in the state. Without the funds, there
would be no prevention programs in the state. The Council
on Domestic Violence would not be able to publish the
Alaska Victimization Study, and without the funds, the
state was only able to react to violence, rather than
prevent violence. He urged the committee to accept the
House funding.
Representative Gara agreed with Senator Olson. He wondered
what would happen to the Council on Domestic Violence and
Sexual Assault (CDVSA) without the $1.5 million.
Chair Neuman stated that he did not oversee the Department
of Public Safety (DPS) budget. He understood that his focus
was only related to budget reductions. He queried the
balance on the CDVSA budget.
Mr. Teal explained that the CDVSA request from the governor
was $3 million; the House decreased it by half; and the
Senate reduced it to zero.
Chair Neuman surmised that there would be zero funds for
CDVSA. Mr. Teal replied that CDVSA still had its own
budget, and this request was only for the $3 million from
the governor's office.
Senator MacKinnon recalled that the CDVSA had $16 million
in operating costs.
Chair Neuman agreed.
Senator Olson stressed that the prevention programs were
important aspects of the CDVSA.
Chair Neuman explained that a "yes" vote would accept the
recommendation of the Conference Committee.
4:13:35 PM
AT EASE
4:14:27 PM
RECONVENED
4:14:34 PM
Chair Neuman restated that a "yes" vote would accept the
Senate version for Item 4.
A roll call vote was taken accept the recommendation by the
committee for Item 4.
IN FAVOR: MacKinnon, Kelly, Thompson, Neuman
OPPOSED: Gara, Olson
The MOTION PASSED (Senate 2/1; House 2/1). There being NO
further OBJECTION, the recommendation by the Conference
Committee for Item 4 was accepted.
Representative Gara OBJECTED to Item 2. He queried the two
locations of the wildlife positions.
Mr. Teal explained that any identifiers were removed. He
explained that it only referred to two unknown positions.
It would be up to the department where the position
eliminations would occur.
Representative Gara felt that the positions should be
removed in Wrangell and Haines. He REMOVED his objection.
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The
action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Public Safety.
4:16:39 PM
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Revenue.
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Senate for all fund sources
Item 4 Senate
Item 5 Senate
Item 6 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Revenue.
4:17:08 PM
JUDICIARY
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for Alaska Judiciary System.
Item 1 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Alaska
Judiciary System.
4:17:31 PM
DEBT SERVICE
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Debt Service.
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for Debt
Service.
Chair Neuman relayed that the next meeting would be held on
Tuesday, April 14, 4pm.
HB 72 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 73 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
ADJOURNMENT
4:18:19 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 4:18 p.m.
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