Legislature(1999 - 2000)

04/21/2000 04:39 PM Senate 312

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     SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE                                                                       
     FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 312(FIN)                                                                                                
     "An  Act  making  and  amending  appropriations  for  the                                                                  
     operating   and   loan   program    expenses   of   state                                                                  
     government,  for  certain  programs,  and  to  capitalize                                                                  
     funds;   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."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     AND                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE                                                                       
     FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 313(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."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MENTAL HEALTH CAPITAL                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Parnell  reviewed  the  proposed  conference  committee                                                                  
mental health capital item. [See motion sheet on file.]                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Vice-chair  Mulder moved  to  adopt the  motion sheets.  There                                                                  
being no objection, the item was ADOPTED.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Parnell  noted that  the  allocation to  the  childcare                                                                  
assistance   program  would  increase   $3,138,700,   and  the                                                                  
childcare  grants would  rise from  $22 to $28  per day,  a 27                                                                  
percent increase.  He added that  the waitlist would  begin to                                                                  
be addressed with an additional $438,700.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Parnell  reviewed  the  proposed  conference  committee                                                                  
motions   for   the  Department   of   Education   and   Early                                                                  
Development. [See motion sheets on file.]                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Davies  requested  Item #9,  Headstart  Grants                                                                  
be addressed separately.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder moved to  adopt all  items except  Item #9,                                                                  
Headstart  Grants and  Item #12,  WWAMI  Medical Education  as                                                                  
reviewed by Chair Parnell and  contained on the motion sheets.                                                                  
There being no objection, the items were ADOPTED.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Mulder moved to adopt Item #9.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Davies objected to  ask if this  appropriation                                                                  
funds the Headstart grants at the FY 00 level.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Chair Parnell affirmed it does.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative  G.  Davis noted  for the  record  that the  $2                                                                  
million increase requested by the governor was not funded.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Davies withdrew his objection.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Item #12 was HELD.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Parnell  reviewed  the  proposed  conference  committee                                                                  
motions   for   the  Department   of   Labor   and   Workforce                                                                  
Development.  [See  motion  sheets  on file.]  He  noted  that                                                                  
Item #1, State Training Employment Program would be HELD.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder   moved  to   adopt  the  remaining   items                                                                  
contained on the motion sheets.  There being no objection, the                                                                  
items were ADOPTED.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Parnell  reviewed  the  proposed  conference  committee                                                                  
motions   for  the   Department  of   Military  and   Veterans                                                                  
Affairs. [See motion sheets on file.]                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Mulder  moved to adopt  the items contained  on the                                                                  
motion  sheets.  There  being  no objection,  the  items  were                                                                  
ADOPTED.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
INTENT LANGUAGE                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Parnell  relayed that  because Temporary Assistance  for                                                                  
Needy  Families (TANF)  funds were  allocated  to the  Council                                                                  
on Domestic  Violence  and Sexual  Assault, conforming  intent                                                                  
language  for the  Department of  Health  and Social  Services                                                                  
and Department of Public Safety is necessary.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder  moved to  adopt  intent language  for  the                                                                  
Department  of   Health  and  Social  Services,   Division  of                                                                  
Public Assistance. [Copy on file, titled "Language A".]                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection and the language was ADOPTED.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder  moved to  adopt  intent language  for  the                                                                  
Department  of Public  Safety,  Council on  Domestic  Violence                                                                  
and Sexual Assault. [Copy on file, titled "Language B".]                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, the language was ADOPTED.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder  moved to  adopt  intent language  for  the                                                                  
Department   of   Transportation    and   Public   Facilities,                                                                  
Statewide   Highways   Snowplowing  and   Winter   Maintenance                                                                  
component. [Copy on file, titled "Language C".]                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Parnell   explained  this   language  relates   to  the                                                                  
$257,600  general  fund  transfer  from  the  Northern  Region                                                                  
Highways  to  be  used  to  open  certain  roads,  mainly  the                                                                  
Taylor Highway.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Davies objected to  ask if the Denali  Highway                                                                  
was included.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Torgerson  responded   that  the  Denali  Highway  is                                                                  
fully funded through a separate component.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, the language was ADOPTED.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder  moved to  adopt  intent language  for  the                                                                  
Department   of   Transportation    and   Public   Facilities,                                                                  
Statewide Highways  and Aviation  Maintenance Needs.  [Copy on                                                                  
file, titled "Language D".]                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Parnell explained  this relates  to  the reopening  and                                                                  
maintaining  the Kalsin Bay, North  Kenai, Moose Pass,  Willow                                                                  
Trims, Birch Lake and other maintenance stations.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection and the language was ADOPTED.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder  moved to  adopt  intent language  for  the                                                                  
Department  of Transportation and  Public Facilities,  Central                                                                  
Region  Highways  and  Aviation   component.  [Copy  on  file,                                                                  
titled "Language E".]                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was ADOPTED.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder  moved to  adopt  intent language  for  the                                                                  
Department   of   Transportation    and   Public   Facilities,                                                                  
Whittier Access  and Tunnel. [Copy  on file, titled  "Language                                                                  
F".]                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection and it was ADOPTED.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder  moved to  adopt  intent language  for  the                                                                  
Department   of   Transportation    and   Public   Facilities,                                                                  
Northern  Region Highways  and  Aviation  component. [Copy  on                                                                  
file, titled "Language G".]                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was ADOPTED.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder  moved to  adopt  intent language  for  the                                                                  
Department   of   Transportation    and   Public   Facilities,                                                                  
Southeast  Region Highways  and Aviation  component. [Copy  on                                                                  
file, titled "Language H".]                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was ADOPTED.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Mulder  moved to  adopt  intent language  for  the                                                                  
Department  of Transportation  and Public  Facilities,  Vessel                                                                  
Operations  Management   component.  [Copy  on   file,  titled                                                                  
"Language I".]                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was ADOPTED.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Adams  requested Chair Parnell's  staff work  with the                                                                  
Department   of   Health   and   Social   Services   regarding                                                                  
childcare   assistance  to  clear   confusion  regarding   the                                                                  
language.                                                                                                                       

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