Legislature(2019 - 2020)SENATE FINANCE 532
03/25/2020 02:30 PM House CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB205
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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 205(FIN)(Corrected) 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; making
supplemental appropriations; and providing for an
effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 205(FIN) am S
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs; capitalizing funds; making capital
appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and
reappropriations; making appropriations for the
operating and capital expenses of the state's
integrated comprehensive mental health program; making
appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution
of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget
reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."
2:32:03 PM
Representative Foster MOVED that Senator Stedman serve as
the presiding chair of the FY 21 Conference Committee on HB
205. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Chair Stedman MOVED that Representative Foster serve as
Vice-Chair of the FY 21 Conference Committee on HB 205.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Chair Stedman reviewed procedures pertaining to the
conference committee. He noted that both the House and
Senate budget process allowed for public testimony. That
portion of the process was concluded; the conference
committee would not accept further public testimony. Unless
invited by the Chair, only members of the conference
committee would take part in discussions or sit at the
table.
Chair Stedman observed that the Legislative Finance
Division had been directed to prepare the "motion sheets"
for use by the conference committee. The motion sheets
summarized the differences between the two versions of the
bills before the conference committee, were located on the
Legislative Finance Division's website, and would be
updated after each meeting.
Chair Stedman noted that he wanted as few meetings as
possible due to the COVID-19 virus issue.
Chair Stedman explained that the conference committee would
operate under Uniform Rule 42. All action required a
majority vote from each body for adoption. A copy of
Uniform Rule 42 and related legal opinions were provided in
each member's packet.
2:34:29 PM
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED that all appropriations and
language in the FY 21 operating budget that were identical
in House and Senate versions of HB 205 be adopted. There
being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Chair Stedman observed that the committee would need
limited powers to reach agreements. He requested a motion
to request "limited powers" for budget items for which
differences exist. He relayed he had distributed a letter
for dated March 25, 2020 addressed to the Speaker of the
House and the Senate President. Under limited powers, the
Conference Committee could adopt any amount between zero
and the higher of the House or Senate version of each item
subject to conference.
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT a letter requesting
limited powers of free conference for budget items that
were not identical. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so
ordered.
2:35:47 PM
AT EASE
2:37:19 PM
RECONVENED
Chair Stedman stated that the committee would be meeting
and taking action on the operating budget after limited
powers had been received.
Chair Stedman relayed that the committee meetings would be
posted on BASIS under the 24-hour rule.
Chair Stedman stated that when the proper appointment was
received from both bodies, the Chair and Vice-Chair would
do preliminary work and then meeting as soon as possible to
further the work of the committee. He wanted to conclude
the workday by 6:30 p.m.
Chair Foster MOVED to RECESS the meeting to the call of the
chair. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
2:38:50 PM
RECESSED
6:46:13 PM
RECONVENED
Chair Stedman called the conference committee back to
order.
Chair Stedman noted that Limited Powers of Free Conference
had been granted by both the House and the Senate. He
invited Pat Pitney, Director of the Legislative Finance
Division to the committee table.
Chair Stedman explained how objections would be handled. He
detailed that if there was an objection, the item would be
noted and set aside. The committee would continue to go
through the other items in the department, adopt them, and
would come back to any item that has an objection.
Chair Stedman relayed that the committee would address open
items in HB 205 based on the motion sheets distributed to
members and dated March 25th on the Departments of:
Administration
Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Education and Early Development
Environmental Conservation
Fish and Game
Office of the Governor
Labor and Workforce Development
Military and Veterans' Affairs
Revenue
Transportation and Public Facilities
Legislature
Debt Service
Fund Capitalizations
Fund Transfers
Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Supplementals
6:48:05 PM
^DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Department of Administration's budget:
Item 1 House
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Department of
Administration's budget.
6:48:33 PM
^DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
Development's budget:
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 House
Item 3 Senate
Item 4 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Department of
Commerce, Community, and Economic Development's budget.
6:49:07 PM
^DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Department of Education and Early Development's budget:
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Senate
Item 4 Senate
Representative Tilton OBJECTED to Item 1.
Chair Stedman asked to set aside Item 1 to address at a
later time.
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The
action CLOSED items 2, 3, and 4 in the Department of
Education and Early Development's budget, leaving Item 1
OPEN.
Chair Stedman asked if Representative Tilton wanted to
address her objection to Item 1.
Representative Tilton stated that Item 1 would add $30
million outside of the formula foundation funding. She
referenced a reading program. She thought that the reading
program needed to be addressed; and since the reading
program was not before the committee, she did not support
the additional $30 million in funding outside the Base
Student Allocation (BSA).
Chair Stedman set the Item 1 aside to take up at a future
meeting.
6:51:00 PM
^DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Department of Environmental Conservation's budget:
Item 1 House
Item 2 House
Item 3 Senate
Item 4 House
Item 5 Senate
Item 6 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Department of
Environmental Conservation's budget.
6:51:35 PM
^DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Department of Fish and Game's budget:
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Senate
Item 4 Senate
Item 5 Senate
Item 6 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Department of Fish
and Game's budget.
6:52:08 PM
^OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Governor's budget:
Item 1 House
Item 2 House
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Governor's Office
budget.
6:52:28 PM
^DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development's budget:
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Department of Labor
and Workforce Development's budget.
6:52:55 PM
^DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs' budget:
Item 1 House
Item 2 House
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Department of
Military and Veterans' Affairs' budget.
6:53:22 PM
^DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Department of Revenue's budget:
Item 1 House
Item 2 House
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Department of
Revenue's budget.
6:53:46 PM
^DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities' budget:
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Department of
Transportation and Public Facilities' budget.
6:54:16 PM
^LEGISLATURE:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Legislatures budget:
Item 1 House, modified, move wordage to Office of
the Governor, change to "It is the intent of the
legislature that the Office of Management and Budget
exclude the legislature from billing for budget
analyst time."
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Legislature's
budget.
6:54:56 PM
^DEBT SERVICE:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in Debt
Service:
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 Senate
Item 3 Open
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED items 1 and 2 in Debt Service, leaving item 3 OPEN.
6:55:26 PM
^FUND CAPITALIZATIONS:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in Fund
Capitalizations:
Item 1 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in Fund Capitalizations.
6:55:48 PM
^FUND TRANSFERS:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in Fund
Transfers:
Item 1 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED the conferenceable items in Fund Transfers.
6:56:07 PM
^FY20 OPERATING SUPPLEMENTALS:
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in Fiscal
Year 2020 Operating Supplemental items:
Item 1 Open
Item 2 Senate, modified to an immediate effective
date
Item 3 Senate
Item 4 Senate
Item 5 Open
Item 6 Senate, modified to an immediate effective
date
Item 7 Open
Item 8 Senate
Item 9 Senate
Item 10 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
CLOSED items 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 and leaves open items
1, 5, and 7.
6:57:05 PM
AT EASE
6:57:30 PM
RECONVENED
Chair Stedman relayed that Conference Committees on the
budget were exempt from the 24-hour notice rule and fell
under the 'reasonable notice' rule. The committee would
attempt to give as much notice as possible given the time
constraints. He relayed there would be a meeting the
following day and the time would be announced when agreed
upon.
Chair Stedman expressed the desire to finish the conference
committee the following day.
HB 205 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADJOURN the meeting.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
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