JAC Index –Thursday- January 22.2015 pm1 2015 Supplemental Budget Bill Mark-up 1/22/2015 12:27:14 PM Chairman for the Day is Representative Harshman Harshman: Gavel in Richards: passed out LSO handout. Harshman: Crisis Beds. Can deal with that on round robin. Make notes. Left off on Agency 67. Burkhart: I declare conflict on this priority Harshman: does not preclude you from giving debate Motion to move Gov Rec to zero. Burns: Why is this on the supplemental budget? Burkhart: Timing of specing out the aircraft. The aircraft has 20% of life. I believe it is because of the lead time. Harshman: Design of the aircraft comes from this. Timing issue. Burkhart: Design unique to the University’s needs. Harshman: cost of aircraft 10M Ross: 20 M. cost of aircraft and configuration. Harshman: Motion to amend the gov rec Stubson: against the motion. It has brought in 100 M in grant funds over its lifetime. University has carved out a niche for use of this aircraft. Burkhart: The University is being realistic in the amount. Hard use. Aircraft has been used all over the world. Ross: It is a supplemental budget. Come back at the appropriate time. They still have 20% lifetime in terms of their hours. Harshman: 5 in favor. Motion failed. Harshman: gov rec Stubson: amend to be in the 2015 contingency Harshman: Restate the motion Stubson: July 1, 2016 funding. Harshman: first one out of that money. Amendment adopted Harshman: Sinking fund. Portion of charge goes to a sinking fund Concept amendment. Richards: Clarifying points. Funds from direct charge or Research office indirect funds. Harshman: I did not specify. Want adequate amount to replace the aircraft. Nicholas: Richards: What level amount? Amortized over 30 years? Harshman: They know the amount and need to come back to us with it. Burkhart: 10,000 hours of life of aircraft so appropriate on hours. Harshman: so that is my amendment Perkins; amendment to include engine replacement in that as well as aircraft replacement Harshman: I consider it friendly. Richards: When would charges start? Harshman: Connolly: Would this amendment negate the NSF 2 M annually funding support. Would like to have language so we could check this out. Burkhart: Testimony was that they can already do this. They just don’t. Perkins: Timing. Effective as soon as possible. Do not want to impose costs on existing grants that are already in use .. Harshman: Easier way Richards: We have the concept. Harshman: will read and review. Motion on sinking fund adopted. 1/22/2015 12:41:29 PM Harshman: Priority 12 – 4 M requested - Gov rec adopted Richards: We have to adjust footnote 5 to make it conforming . Footnote 5 paragraph I expanded use Harshman: summer school nutrition travel and direct related costs Stubson: Timing July 1, 2015 Amendment Harshman: amendment adopted. Footnote adopted. 1/22/2015 12:43:34 PM Harshman: priority 13 Greear: footnote has April 1. Is that an issue Richards: will adjust to conform Harshman: priority 13 Connolly: Gov denied. 100,000 to UW and 50,000 for community colleges. Summer enrichment at colleges . Money for UW athletic vs summer camp of 1900 students yearly. Great programs for recruitment. Split would allow community colleges to start thinking about recruitment as well. Harshman: how do we work mechanics? Richards: We would split this out. Harshman: July 1, 2015 Connolly: immediate. Summer camps start in June Nicholas: page 24. They have 57,000 remaining from the prior appropriation. Connolly: Because of that I agree to July 1, 2015 Harshman: Discussion Burns: positive parental response. Great benefit for dollar per children Wasserburger: This will be gold plated. I have football coaches who host camps for 10 per kid for week. Harshman: Kids travel, etc. Burns: 150 per kid. Where do you get a better bargain than that? Harshman: Motion defeated. Burkhart: Based on info given in explanation, there are spending about 43,000 per year so would amend to 50,000 for contingency in 2016 Harshman: This summer is funding and you are funding next summer. Agar: Add 50,000 Greear: make it July 1, 2015. Move to amend the motion. Nicholas: They have the money for 2015. Greear: need funds for planning, Burkhart: friendly amendment Harshman: 50,000 for July 1, 2015 adopted 1/22/2015 12:51:35 PM Harshman: Footnote clarification. Richards: Bottom of page 4 of packet of draft amendments. Sets expectation for next biennium request that University sets. Specifies how much they would contribute. Harshman: Gov Rec adopted 1/22/2015 12:53:09 PM Harshman: priority 7A- matching funds literacy page 32 and 33 (of budget book). Gov rec is approval of all of that. Ross: move to divide. Harshman: Literacy is division 1. Ross: move division 1, Wasserburger: it is a phase 2 literacy program. It has a match. It pinpoints money for preschool. I support that. Harshman: continuation of our efforts last year Stubson: July 2015 timing amendment Ross: friendly amendment B Richards: would provide the same in std language of match before transfer to the university Perkins: my understanding money is in bank or they have a firm commitment 1/22/2015 12:56:08 PM Harshman: Division 2 – Entrepreneurship Ross; Move to amend Gov rec to zero. Harshman: Motion approved so it has been zeroed out. 1/22/2015 12:57:14 PM Harshman: 7B page 34 and 35 oil and gas match. Gov rec adopted Richards: clarification on the source of those funds. Harshman: July 1, 2015 motion Perkins: why is full amount in 2015? They have donors lined up already. Moniz: notes Gruver: 9.5 M is firm and imminent. The remainder is pretty firm. The other half is likely. Nicholas: We are talking 3 months. Perkins: no motion Harshman: motion of all funds for July 1, 2015 1/22/2015 1:00:27 PM Harshman: page 38 – release of funds. Richards: cap con so move Richards: all cap con Harshman: gov rec Agar: one additional unit in endowments, page 36, we addressed those items. Might close the agency rather than unit by unit Harshman: close agency gov rec as amended has been adopted. 1/22/2015 1:02:03 PM Harshman: Agency 44, unit 3011, IT page 6 explanation, tables on page 7 and 8 Richards: you denied the budget positions yesterday so to continue thought, deny this today. Burns: moved Stubson; Should we deny Richards: they could transfer to other agency or fill it using B-11. If you choose to remove, may not wish to take out the funds. Stubson: Against the pending motion. Eliminate the position and the funding for the position. Burns: friendly amendment Harshman: amendment passed Agar: 133.604 in internal services Harshman: Gov rec as amended Adopted 1/22/2015 1:04:53 PM Harshman: unit 3003 Burns: same motion with same addendum of Stubson eliminate the position Agar: This position was only funded for one year. Amount is 55000 Harshman: amendment adopted. Gov rec as amended is adopted. 1/22/2015 1:05:51 PM Harshman: unit 6001 pg. 14 Data service move out of Herschler because of capitol construction Richards: move occurred out of capital construction funds. This is for 2016 costs and rental, contract services at data warehouse in Cheyenne. Harshman: Took the physical part out of cap con. Gov rec adopted. Richards: current funds? Harshman: Does it have to be Hibbard: no, July 1, 2015 is fine Harshman: Amendment adopted Close agency 77 Harshman: Agency 80 DOC page 9 of budget. Gov rec adopted Unit 2013- Gov rec adopted Nicholas: Designate immediate or 2015. Harshman: can move entire agency Nicholas: entire agency for 2015 Amendment passed. Harshman: Close agency 80 1/22/2015 1:09:37 PM Harshman: agency 85, wyo bus council unit 0101. Request on page 10 gov rec Greear: move to amend to zero. Harshman: motion adopted, move to zero Agency closed 1/22/2015 1:10:42 PM Richards: district attorney judicial district 1 – Sandberg withdrew his budget request. Harshman: Agency 167 UW med education Unit 2001 page 11 student loan repayment. Gov rec adopted Stubson: page 10 and 11. Gov rec talks abou8t a required legislative change to . Richards: language to accomplish for the biennium is on page 7 of packet, footnote 2. Structuring the payments for April 1, date may need to change. No - It is all special revenues so the date is fine. Stubson: just footnote 2 Richards: correct, footnote 3 is separate issue Harshman: footnote 2 adopted Harshman: footnote 3 Richards: now is the appropriate time to do so. Agency asking for additional flexibility to move funds within the 100 series, structured like dept. of health which has that flexibility. Harshman: issue is doctors in the clinics Richards: some of the positions may be difficult to fill so could use 900 series and contract for specialist or part time position during recruitment period or even longer Harshman: residents training in facility Greear: statutory authority? Endowment acct. Richards: Your concern is for prior amendment. Footnote not withstands. Statue does till provide additional restriction . Harshman: Adopted Burns: gov rec on .. Harshman: page 17 table. Nurse practitioner. Burns: university faculty member hired in fall 2014. Did it happen? Richards: as far as I know, that did occur. Burns: move gov rec. Ross: Biennialized so take to 360,000 Burns: new program for nurse practitioners, they are the wave of the future. Greear Harshman: Hand vote- Motion failed. Close Agency 167 Time out_ We have cap con, gov letters, Richards: section 300 and a round robin Ross: caucus at 2, excused from General file. Harshman: 7 minute break 1/22/2015 1:20:26 PM 1/22/2015 1:34:11 PM 1/22/2015 1:36:44 PM Gaveled in Harshman: Capital Construction – no agency number. Page 8 and 9 gov rec of 3.7 M for contingency fund. I move July 1, 2015. Gov rec as amended adopted Unit 8101 library-page13 commons at LCCC, other public funds. Gov rec adopted Unit 8201_ page 16 and 17 LCCC- Gov rec adopted Burns: other funds private? Harshman: college funds, mill levy Unit –Gillette residential hall GR adopted Whitney renovation and expansion GR adopted Unit 8501 Griffith memorial building Richards: I have a note this was withdrawn Harshman; amend gov rec to deny approval. GRA adopted. Unit 8601 Community activity wellness renovation. GR adopted. Unit 8701 Tech education center page 32 – level 2 design. Burns: move we take it back up to the full 6.5M Harshman: motion dies for lack of second. GR adopted Unit 8801- visual arts design only 300,000 Nicholas: is this a match? Prior one was match Harshman: match on construction. Gov rec identical for all 3 projects Nicholas: past policy – have we typically paid for these, any matching Harshman: all over the map, ben a mix. Some have not done any. Nicholas: I move we approve half. If it is free to come in and ask for design. There should be some skin in the game for the community colleges to have skin in the game. Stubson: against the amendment. College paid for 4 buildings without any state involvement so 300,000 in state design money seems reasonable. Burns: will recommend the same for all 3 colleges. Nicholas: Correct Burns: not a bad policy, set it in the future. Schools went in under different assumption, colleges tell the donors this is how things are set up, would have to change what they told donors. Nicholas: It has not been the prior past policy, different from year to year and college to college Richards: Prior to 2 or 3 years ago, the design was expected to occur at the local level. In past 2 -3 years, the state has put more GF into construction and design. Harshman: motion to reduce by half and match. Motion is defeated Gov Rec is adopted Unit 8901 Jackson outreach center. Design. Level 2. Ross: move to reduce to zero. What I have heard is that the likelihood of this moving forward is not all that good. Harshman: motion to zero gov rec adopted Unit 8001 design work for annex. Stubson: move to amend gov rec to require it is out of fund 455, had almost a 1 m balance. Burns: motion to move funding source Harshman: from GF to enterprise fund. Perkins: motion to authorize expenditure out of the other funds. Harshman: gov rec adopted Unit 8401 wyo state fairgrounds page 47 Ross: motion to authorize expenditure but come out of fund 455. Harshman: approve 100,000 out of account 455. Adopted Unit 8003 page 52 Out of forfeiture funds. Gov Rec Adopted Unit 8001 Engineering building renovation page 59 – release of construction funds. They are in a saving acct. will not impact GF Ross: section 300 Richards: page 17 handout, all new are section 340. Releases the funds in a sequential order so AML is spent first, then GF. Did not include constraint of new dean of college being hired. Harshman: will deal with this tomorrow in section 300. Clarify that any GF are for July 1, 2015 Richards; believe correct Harshman: move that any in the cap con, including contingency and design come out of July 1, 2015 contingency fund – motion approved Unit 8101 – level 2 design page 63 Gov rec on page 62. Gov rec adopted Gov letter? Richards: no GL, This is the highbay, have a proposed footnote. Page 11, section 3 067 footnote 4. In addition to the GF request of 3 M, UW is asking for use of other funds previously appropriated. Section 300 will address funds appropriated for rare earth Burns: Is there where they want to transfer it so …location is High Bay facility? Harshman: Procedure question. Richards: do separately. Harshman: gov rec level 3 design for highbay Burkhart: I move to amend gov rec to not redirect the rare earth appropriations. 570,000 Harshman: separate matter we will get to. This is GF. I move it is out of contingency funds July 15. Gov rec as amended adopted Harshman: section 67 cap con amendment on page 11, moving engineering facilities to high bay, transfer from engineering construction acct. Amendment adopted Ross: Footnote 14 Harshman: gov letter Ross: section 300, handled tomorrow. Richards: I do have that in the 300 . I have one that can be handled in the round robin. Other UW projects, irrigation and like. Harshman: wait on someone of that, trying to get the drilling donated. 1/22/2015 2:00:01 PM Back around 2:30 or when you are finished Vote to close capital construction