06/09/2015 10:00 AM Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB2001

CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) am                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain   programs;  making   appropriations  for   the                                                                    
     operating   expenses   of    the   state's   integrated                                                                    
     comprehensive   mental  health   program;  capitalizing                                                                    
     funds    and     repealing    appropriations;    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."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN)                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain  programs  and  capitalizing  funds;  repealing                                                                    
     appropriations;  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."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:33:02 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Neuman   stated  that  at  the   previous  conference                                                                    
committee  meeting  on  June   3,  2015  the  committee  had                                                                    
recessed with  a motion  on the table.  He relayed  that the                                                                    
motion to adopt the  House Items 1, 6, 7, 8,  9, 10, 11, 12,                                                                    
and 15 was still before the  committee. He noted that he had                                                                    
objected to the motion.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Chair Neuman WITHDREW  his OBJECTION to the  motion to ADOPT                                                                    
the House numbers for Item 1.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:33:55 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair Neuman  clarified that  the adoption  of House  Item 1                                                                    
would fund  the FY 16  statutory Base Student  Allocation at                                                                    
$5,880  by  adding $16.5  million.  There  being NO  further                                                                    
OBJECTION, Item 1 House was ADOPTED and was closed.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Neuman  anticipated  that  the  conference  committee                                                                    
meeting  would resume  the following  day.  He relayed  that                                                                    
committee members  would continue to negotiate  and he hoped                                                                    
an  agreement  would  be  reached in  the  near  future.  He                                                                    
highlighted that the meeting time  would be posted on BASIS.                                                                    
Additionally, he  recognized the presence  of Representative                                                                    
Sam Kito  III, Representative Kurt Olson,  and Senator Cathy                                                                    
Giessel.