29TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE (YEAR ONE) SECOND SPECIAL SESSION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 2001 June 9, 2015 1:32 p.m. [Note: Meeting was held in Anchorage, Alaska at the Anchorage Legislative Office.] 1:32:57 PM CALL TO ORDER Chair Neuman called the Conference Committee meeting on HB 2001 to order at 1:32 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: House: Representative Mark Neuman, Chair Representative Steve Thompson Representative Les Gara Senate: Senator Pete Kelly, Vice-Chair Senator Anna MacKinnon Senator Donny Olson MEMBERS ABSENT None ALSO PRESENT: Aides to committee members and other members of the Legislature. SUMMARY HB 2001 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 2001 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. 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." and 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. RECESSED UNTIL 6:45 P.M. JUNE 10, 2015 1:35:29 PM