28TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 65 and HB 66 April 11, 2013 4:52 p.m. 4:52:34 PM CALL TO ORDER Chair Austerman called the Conference Committee meeting on HB 65 and HB 66 to order at 4:52 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: House: Representative Alan Austerman, Chair Representative Bill Stoltze Representative Les Gara Senate: Senator Pete Kelly, Vice-Chair Senator Kevin Meyer Senator Lyman Hoffman MEMBERS ABSENT None ALSO PRESENT: ALSO PRESENT: David Teal, Director, Legislative Finance Division; fiscal David Teal, Director, Legislative Finance Division; fiscal analysts with the Office of Management and Budget and Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee analysts with the Office of Management and Budget and Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee members and other members of the Legislature. members and other members of the Legislature. SUMMARY SUMMARY HB 65 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 65 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 65 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 65 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 66 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET HB 66 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET HB 66 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further HB 66 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. consideration. CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 65(FIN) CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 65(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs, capitalizing funds, and making reappropriations; and providing for an effective certain programs, capitalizing funds, and making reappropriations; and providing for an effective date." date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 65(FIN) SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 65(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs, capitalizing funds, and making reappropriations; and providing for an effective certain programs, capitalizing funds, and making reappropriations; and providing for an effective date." date." and and CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 66(FIN) CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 66(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program and making a reappropriation; and providing for an effective date." comprehensive mental health program and making a reappropriation; and providing for an effective date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 66(FIN) SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 66(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program and making a capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program and making a reappropriation; and providing for an effective date." reappropriation; and providing for an effective date." DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS Education and Early Development Fish and Game Education and Early Development Fish and Game Health and Social Services Military and Veterans' Affairs Health and Social Services Military and Veterans' Affairs Public Safety Public Safety Chair Austerman communicated that the conference committee would be meeting on HB 65 and HB 66 open items. He noted Chair Austerman communicated that the conference committee would be meeting on HB 65 and HB 66 open items. He noted that Limited Powers of Free Conference had been granted by both the Senate and the House. Departments with open items that Limited Powers of Free Conference had been granted by both the Senate and the House. Departments with open items would be taken up based on the motion sheets distributed to members earlier in the day and dated April 11, 2013. He would be taken up based on the motion sheets distributed to members earlier in the day and dated April 11, 2013. He relayed that the conference committee would not address open items from the following departments during the relayed that the conference committee would not address open items from the following departments during the current meeting: current meeting: 4:53:45 PM 4:53:45 PM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION and EARLY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION and EARLY DEVELOPMENT Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Education and Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Education and Early Development budget: Early Development budget: Item 1 Senate Item 2 Senate Item 1 Senate Item 2 Senate Item 3 House Item 4 House Item 3 House Item 4 House Item 5 Senate Item 6 Senate minus $4.062 million Item 5 Senate Item 6 Senate minus $4.062 million and add a new allocation for the Alaska Learning Network with $1.1 million and add a new allocation for the Alaska Learning Network with $1.1 million General Funds Item 7 House General Funds Item 7 House Item 8 House Item 9 Senate Item 8 House Item 9 Senate Item 10 Senate Item 11 House Item 10 Senate Item 11 House Item 12 House Item 12 House There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Department of Education and Early Development. Department of Education and Early Development. 4:55:05 PM 4:55:05 PM DEPARTMENT OF FISH and GAME DEPARTMENT OF FISH and GAME Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Fish and Game Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Fish and Game budget: budget: Item 1 Senate and change "Senate Finance Committee" Item 1 Senate and change "Senate Finance Committee" to "Finance Committees" Item 3 Senate to "Finance Committees" Item 3 Senate Item 4 Senate Item 5 Senate Item 4 Senate Item 5 Senate Item 6 Senate Item 7 Senate Item 6 Senate Item 7 Senate Item 8 Senate Item 9 House Item 8 Senate Item 9 House Item 10 Senate as a Temporary Increment (IncT) for FY14 through FY16 Item 10 Senate as a Temporary Increment (IncT) for FY14 through FY16 Item 11 Senate Item 12 House Item 11 Senate Item 12 House Item 13 House Item 13 House 4:56:25 PM 4:56:25 PM Representative Stoltze thanked the committee for inserting the intent language. He specifically thanked the Department Representative Stoltze thanked the committee for inserting the intent language. He specifically thanked the Department of Fish and Game. of Fish and Game. Representative Stoltze WITHDREW his OBJECTION. Representative Stoltze WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Item 2 remained OPEN. Item 2 remained OPEN. 4:57:42 PM 4:57:42 PM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and SOCIAL SERVICES Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Health and Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Health and Social Services budget: Social Services budget: Item 1 Senate Item 2 Senate Item 1 Senate Item 2 Senate and change "report to the legislature" to "report to the Legislative Finance and change "report to the legislature" to "report to the Legislative Finance Division" Item 3 House Division" Item 3 House and change from Conditional Language to Legislative Intent and change from Conditional Language to Legislative Intent Item 4 House Item 5 Senate Item 4 House Item 5 Senate Item 6 Senate Item 7 House Item 6 Senate Item 7 House Item 8 House Item 8 House Senator Meyer asked to leave item 9 OPEN. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Senator Meyer asked to leave item 9 OPEN. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Item 10 House Item 10 House Item 11 Senate and change fund source from General Item 11 Senate and change fund source from General Funds to GF Mental Health Item 12 House Funds to GF Mental Health Item 12 House Item 13 House plus $6,368.8 Item 14 Senate Item 13 House plus $6,368.8 Item 14 Senate Item 15 House Item 16 Senate Item 15 House Item 16 Senate Item 17 Senate Item 18 House Item 17 Senate Item 18 House Item 19 House Item 21 House Item 19 House Item 21 House 5:00:20 PM 5:00:20 PM Senator Meyer asked that Item 22 be left OPEN. There being Senator Meyer asked that Item 22 be left OPEN. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Item 23 House Item 24 Senate Item 23 House Item 24 Senate Senator Meyer asked that Item 25 be left OPEN. There being Senator Meyer asked that Item 25 be left OPEN. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Item 26 House Item 27 Senate Item 26 House Item 27 Senate Senator Meyer asked that Item 28 be left OPEN. There being Senator Meyer asked that Item 28 be left OPEN. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Item 29 Senate Item 30 Senate Item 29 Senate Item 30 Senate Item 31 Senate Item 32 On line #1, House minus $1,409.1 Item 31 Senate Item 32 On line #1, House minus $1,409.1 On line #2, House On line #2, House Senator Meyer asked that Item 33 be left OPEN. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Senator Meyer asked that Item 33 be left OPEN. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Item 34 Senate Item 34 Senate Item 35 House Item 36 Senate Item 35 House Item 36 Senate There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Items 9, 20, 22, 25, 28, and 33 remained OPEN. Items 9, 20, 22, 25, 28, and 33 remained OPEN. 5:02:49 PM 5:02:49 PM Representative Gara addressed Item 13. He appreciated that Representative Gara addressed Item 13. He appreciated that the behavioral health funding was maintained near the governor's original budget proposal. the behavioral health funding was maintained near the governor's original budget proposal. 5:03:33 PM 5:03:33 PM AT EASE AT EASE 5:06:53 PM RECONVENED 5:06:53 PM RECONVENED 5:06:57 PM 5:06:57 PM DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY and VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY and VETERANS AFFAIRS Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget: on the following items for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget: Item 1 House Item 1 House Item 2 House and change the date to March 1, 2014 Item 2 House and change the date to March 1, 2014 and change the dollar amount to $2 million and change the dollar amount to $2 million Item 3 Senate Item 4 Senate minus $81,300 Item 3 Senate Item 4 Senate minus $81,300 There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. 5:07:39 PM 5:07:39 PM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Public Safety budget: on the following items for the Department of Public Safety budget: Item 1 Senate Item 1 Senate Item 2 House Item 3 House Item 2 House Item 3 House Item 4 Senate Item 5 House Item 4 Senate Item 5 House Vice-Chair Kelly asked that Item 6 remain open. Vice-Chair Kelly asked that Item 6 remain open. Item 7 House Item 7 House Item 8 House minus $585,100 and minus 2 positions Item 8 House minus $585,100 and minus 2 positions Item 9 House Item 10 House Item 9 House Item 10 House Item 11 Senate Item 12 Senate Item 11 Senate Item 12 Senate Item 13 Senate Item 14 House Item 13 Senate Item 14 House Item 15 House Item 16 House Item 15 House Item 16 House Item 17 House Item 18 House Item 17 House Item 18 House Item 19 House Item 19 House Added new language: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Public Safety, Added new language: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Public Safety, Alaska State Troopers, allocate funding for training and investigation of sex trafficking in the fiscal Alaska State Troopers, allocate funding for training and investigation of sex trafficking in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014." year ending June 30, 2014." Senator Hoffman OBJECTED for discussion. He felt that Item 6 was an important program that was specific to the Village Senator Hoffman OBJECTED for discussion. He felt that Item 6 was an important program that was specific to the Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO). He remarked the Hooper Bay was a large community of approximately 1000 people, so he Public Safety Officers (VPSO). He remarked the Hooper Bay was a large community of approximately 1000 people, so he wanted to be sure that the community had the proper VPSO coverage. He shared that he planned to examine the budget wanted to be sure that the community had the proper VPSO coverage. He shared that he planned to examine the budget further. further. Senator Hoffman WITHDREW his OBJECTION. Senator Hoffman WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Item 6 remained OPEN. Item 6 remained OPEN. Chair Austerman relayed that the next meeting would be held on following day. Chair Austerman relayed that the next meeting would be held on following day. HB 65 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further HB 65 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. consideration. HB 66 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 66 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. ADJOURNMENT ADJOURNMENT 5:10:55 PM 5:10:55 PM The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.