HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE January 26, 1994 1:30 P.M. TAPE HFC 94 - 16, Side 2, #000 - end. TAPE HFC 94 - 17, Side 1, #000 - 518. CALL TO ORDER Co-Chair Larson called the House Finance Committee meeting to order at 1:30 P.M. PRESENT Co-Chair Larson Representative Hoffman Representative Martin Vice-Chair Hanley Representative Navarre Representative Therriault Representative Brown Representative Parnell Representative Grussendorf Representatives Foster and MacLean were not present for the meeting. ALSO PRESENT Jerry Covey, Commissioner, Department of Education; Duane Guiley, Fiance Director, Administrative Services, Department of Education; Joe McCormick, Executive Director, Postsecondary Education Commission, Department of Education; Harry Noah, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources; Nico Bus, Chief, Financial Services, Department of Natural Resources. SUMMARY AGENCY BUDGET OVERVIEW: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY BUDGET OVERVIEWS: EDUCATION & NATURAL RESOURCES (*Copies of log notes, meeting tapes and handouts are on file with the Legislative Finance Division. Contact #465- 3795). Log # DISCUSSION HFC 16 Side 2 Committee meeting to order at 1:30 P.M. 1 Education, provided the Committee with two handouts. (Copies on file). the Department (excluding the Postsecondary Education Commission) totals $880,981,900, an increase of $8,696,100. The general fund request amounted to $2.9 million below the FY94 authorized. requested increments for FY95. discussion of issues which would affect the Department adversely: 1. Reauthorization of PL 8-74; 2. the Board of Education's stand on the single site school districts; 3. the potential impact to the migrant education grant authorization; 4. the decision of the Fairbanks bussing case for private school students. equality of the instructional unit. Representative Larson suggested that the Budget Reserve Account would be used for current year education funding. supplemental bill this year. Department of Education, provided an overview of handout #2, (Copy on file) with information on the debt service. Secondary Education, Department of Education, provided the Committee with an overview of the Post Secondary Education Program. He added that the request of that agency was reasonable. The requests would enhance the Department's effectiveness. plan of the Division. 2 HFC 17, Side 1 Harry Noah, Commissioner, Department of Natural #000 Resources, provided the Committee with two handouts. (Copy on file). He noted the focus of DNR was revenue enhancement, streamlining of the permit process and the reduction of the adjudication backlogs. with handouts overviews, stressing the need for the Fire Suppression component to meet fixed costs plus one project fire. He added, this would not be an actual increase to the average annual fire suppression expenditure of $9.5 million. transfers in order to shift priorities from various DNR budgetary components. of Recording Offices. Commissioner Noah commented that the Office's do pay for themselves through fee's charged. hiring freeze and redistribution of those funds. Services Division, Department of Natural Resources, explained the shifting of funds within the DNR budget to accommodate division needs. regarding the Oil and Gas Lease sale and the State's ability to carry out the program effectively. concern in the proposed DNR FY95 budget overview. 2:40 P.M. ADJOURNMENT 3 The meeting adjourned at 2:40 P.M. HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE January 26, 1994 1:30 P.M. TAPE HFC 94 - 16, Side 2, #000 - end. TAPE HFC 94 - 17, Side 1, #000 - 518. CALL TO ORDER Co-Chair Larson called the House Finance Committee meeting to order at 1:30 P.M. PRESENT Co-Chair Larson Representative Hoffman Representative Martin Vice-Chair Hanley Representative Navarre Representative Therriault Representative Brown Representative Parnell Representative Grussendorf Representatives Foster and MacLean were not present for the meeting. ALSO PRESENT Jerry Covey, Commissioner, Department of Education; Duane Guiley, Fiance Director, Administrative Services, Department of Education; Joe McCormick, Executive Director, Postsecondary Education Commission, Department of Education; Harry Noah, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources; Nico Bus, Chief, Financial Services, Department of Natural Resources. SUMMARY AGENCY BUDGET OVERVIEW: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY BUDGET OVERVIEWS: EDUCATION & NATURAL RESOURCES (*Copies of log notes, meeting tapes and handouts are on file with the Legislative Finance Division. Contact #465- 3795). Log # DISCUSSION 4 HFC 16 Side 2 Committee meeting to order at 1:30 P.M. Education, provided the Committee with two handouts. (Copies on file). the Department (excluding the Postsecondary Education Commission) totals $880,981,900, an increase of $8,696,100. The general fund request amounted to $2.9 million below the FY94 authorized. requested increments for FY95. discussion of issues which would affect the Department adversely: 1. Reauthorization of PL 8-74; 2. the Board of Education's stand on the single site school districts; 3. the potential impact to the migrant education grant authorization; 4. the decision of the Fairbanks bussing case for private school students. equality of the instructional unit. Representative Larson suggested that the Budget Reserve Account would be used for current year education funding. supplemental bill this year. Department of Education, provided an overview of handout #2, (Copy on file) with information on the debt service. Secondary Education, Department of Education, provided the Committee with an overview of the Post Secondary Education Program. He added that the request of that agency was reasonable. The requests would enhance the Department's effectiveness. 5 plan of the Division. HFC 17, Side 1 Harry Noah, Commissioner, Department of Natural #000 Resources, provided the Committee with two handouts. (Copy on file). He noted the focus of DNR was revenue enhancement, streamlining of the permit process and the reduction of the adjudication backlogs. with handouts overviews, stressing the need for the Fire Suppression component to meet fixed costs plus one project fire. He added, this would not be an actual increase to the average annual fire suppression expenditure of $9.5 million. transfers in order to shift priorities from various DNR budgetary components. of Recording Offices. Commissioner Noah commented that the Office's do pay for themselves through fee's charged. hiring freeze and redistribution of those funds. Services Division, Department of Natural Resources, explained the shifting of funds within the DNR budget to accommodate division needs. regarding the Oil and Gas Lease sale and the State's ability to carry out the program effectively. concern in the proposed DNR FY95 budget overview. 6 2:40 P.M. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 2:40 P.M. 7