28TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB266 and HB267 April 15, 2014 4:08 p.m. 4:08:09 PM CALL TO ORDER Chair Kelly called the Conference Committee meeting on HB266 and HB267 to order at 4:08 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Senate: Senator Pete Kelly, Chair Senator Kevin Meyer Senator Lyman Hoffman House: Representative Alan Austerman, Vice-Chair Representative Bill Stoltze Representative Les Gara MEMBERS ABSENT David Teal, Director, Legislative Finance Division; fiscal analysts with the Office of Management and Budget and Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee members and other members of the Legislature. SUMMARY HB 266 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 266 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 267 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET HB 267 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(FIN) "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 date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(FIN) "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 date." and CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 267(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." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 267(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." DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT OF LAW DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ALASKA COURT SYSTEM 4:08:44 PM Chair Kelly communicated that the conference committee would be meeting on HB 266 and HB 267 open items. He noted 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 4/15/14. He relayed that the conference committee would not address open items from the following departments during the current meeting: DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 4:09:46 PM Vice-Chair Austerman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Administration's budget: Item 1: House Item 2: Senate Item 3: Senate Item 4: House Item 5 Senate plus $65,500 4:10:19 PM There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Department of Administration. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 4:10:33 PM Vice-Chair Austerman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Corrections' budget: Item 1: Senate 4:10:44 PM There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Department of Corrections. DEPARTMENT OF LAW 4:10:53 PM Vice-Chair Austerman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Law's budget: Item 1: Senate plus $57,000 4:11:06 PM There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Department of Law. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS 4:11:14 PM Vice-Chair Austerman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs' budget: Item 1: Senate 4:11:32 PM 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. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 4:11:38 PM Vice-Chair Austerman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Natural Resources' budget: Item 1: Senate for both fund sources Item 2: Senate Item 3: Senate plus $90,000 4:12:02 PM There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Department of Natural Resources. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 4:12:06 PM Vice-Chair Austerman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Revenue's budget: Item 1: Senate for both fund sources Item 2: House Item 3: Senate Item 4: Senate plus $16,800 4:12:37 PM There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Department of Revenue. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 4:12:41 PM Vice-Chair Austerman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Office of the Governor's budget: Item 1: House 4:12:52 PM There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Office of the Governor. ALASKA COURT SYSTEM 4:13:00 PM Vice-Chair Austerman MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation on the following items for the Alaska Court System's budget: Item 1: House Item 2: Senate Item 3: House Item 4: Senate minus $300,000 Item 5: House plus $150,000 Item 6: House Item 7: House There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Alaska Court System. Chair Kelly relayed that the next meeting would be held on 4/16/14. HB 266 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 267 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. 4:14:02 PM ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:14 p.m.