31ST ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 39 and HB 40 May 13, 2019 10:31 a.m. 10:31:31 AM CALL TO ORDER Chair Foster called the Conference Committee meeting on HB 39 and HB 40 to order at 10:31 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: House: Representative Neal Foster, Chair Representative Tammie Wilson Representative Cathy Tilton Senate: Senator Bert Stedman, Vice-Chair Senator Natasha Von Imhof 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; aides to committee members and other members of the Legislature. SUMMARY HB 39 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 39 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 40 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET HB 40 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. Co-Chair Foster reviewed the agenda for the meeting. CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; and providing for an effective date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39(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; making supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; and providing for an effective date." and CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(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 SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(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." 10:31:53 AM Co-Chair Foster invited David Teal, Director of the Legislative Finance Division, to come to the testifier table. He explained how objections would be handled. If there was an objection, he would make note of that Item and hold it aside. The committee would continue to go through the other Items in the department, adopt them, and then would come back to any Item that had an objection. In the present meeting the committee would be addressing open items in HB 39 and HB 40 based on the motion sheets distributed to members earlier and dated May 12th for the following departments: DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES JUDICIARY ^DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 10:32:46 AM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Administration budget: Item 5 Senate All Lines Item 7 House minus $399.6 Thousand Item 8 Open There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Items 5 and 7 and left Item 8 OPEN in the Department of Administration budget. ^DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT 10:33:26 AM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Education and Early Development budget: Item 4 Senate Item 8 Senate Item 10 Open Item 12 House Item 14 Open Item 15 Senate There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Items 4, 8, 12, and 15 and left OPEN Items 10 and 14 in the Department of Education and Early Development budget. ^DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION 10:34:14 AM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Environmental Conservation budget: Item 1 Senate All Lines Item 2 Senate All Lines Item 3 Senate All Lines Item 4 Senate All Lines Item 5 Senate Item 6 Senate There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Items 1 through 6 in the Department of Environmental Conservation budget. ^DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES 10:35:03 AM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Health and Social Services budget: Item 1 Open Item 2 Open Item 3 House Item 4 House replace $2.4 million I/A Receipts (code 1007) with $2.4 million of Recidivism Reduction Funds (code 1246) Item 5 Senate All Lines Item 6 Senate plus $2.1 Million in Fund Source Code 1254 MET Fund Item 7 Senate All Lines Item 8 House Item 9 Open Item 10 House Item 11 Senate Item 12 Senate Item 13 Senate Item 14 Senate All Lines Item 15 Senate Item 16 House Item 17 Senate Item 18 Open Item 19 Senate plus $12.3 Million Item 20 Open Item 21 Senate Co-Chair Foster OBJECTED to Item 16. 10:37:46 AM AT EASE 10:37:55 AM RECONVENED A roll call vote was taken on the motion. IN FAVOR: Olson, Tilton, Stedman, von Imhof, Wilson OPPOSED: Foster The MOTION PASSED (5/1). [Note: House (2/1); Senate (3/0)]. Item 16 was ADOPTED. There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Items 3 through 8, 10 through 17, 19, and 21 and left OPEN Items 1, 2, 9, 18, and 20 in the Department of Health and Social Services budget. ^DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 10:38:40 AM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Natural Resources budget: Item 1 Open Item 3 Open Item 7 House plus $102.5 Thousand There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Item 7 and left OPEN Items 1 and 3 in the Department of Natural Resources budget. ^JUDICIARY 10:39:13 AM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Judiciary budget: Item 1 House All Lines Item 2 House minus $189.3 Thousand There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Items 1 and 2 in the Judiciary budget. Co-Chair Foster concluded the business for the committee hearing. Once the next meeting date and time was determined, the meeting would be noticed on BASIS. Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADJOURN. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. HB 39 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 40 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. ADJOURNMENT 10:40:15 AM The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 a.m.