MINUTES OF THE
COMMERCE AND REVENUE
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
ROOM 423, STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Scott Jenkins, Co-Chairman
Rep. Chad Bennion, Co-Chairman
Sen. Dan Eastman
Sen. Ed Mayne
Rep. Eli Anderson
Rep. Cindy Beshear
Rep. David Cox
Rep. Steven Mascaro
Rep. Peggy Wallace
STAFF PRESENT: Stan Eckersley, Fiscal Analyst
Debbie Headden, Fiscal Analyst
Pam Bryson, Committee Secretary
VISITORS LIST: Attached to and made a part of these minutes.
Co-Chairman Scott Jenkins called the meeting to order at 9:27 a.m.
Fiscal Analyst, Stan Eckersley, explained the co-chair's proposed modifications to the Analyst's FY 2002 Supplemental Budget Recommendations. The following agencies responded with their reaction to the changes:
Lee Ellerston, Labor Commission
Robert Gross, Workforce Services
Richard Pearson, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Karen Silver, Salt Lake Community Action Program
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to accept the Analyst's Commerce and Revenue FY 2002 Supplemental Budget Recommendations as modified by the co-chair's suggestions shown on the following handout:
| Commerce and Revenue | |||
| Recommendation | |||
| Net Change | |||
| (62,700) | 1 | Increase reduction to Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool. | |
| (200,000) | 2 | Increase Liquor Control Fund Revenue | |
| (469,900) | 3 | Increase reduction of Liquor Profits Distribution | |
| 4 | Add intent: | ||
| The Legislature intends that agencies use discretion to | |||
| adjust appropriation reductions according to their best | |||
| judgment. While the amount of the reduction is set by the | |||
| Legislature, the particulars of how are up to each agency. | |||
| 177,600 | 5 | Workforce Services | |
| Change the amount to be reduced from $3,577,600 to | |||
| 3,400,000 | |||
| 122,000 | 6 | Commerce | |
| Change the amount to be reduced from $250,000 to $128,000. | |||
| 7 | Add $165,000 in Committee on Consumer Services | ||
| Professional and Technical building block from PERF | |||
| funding (shown as GFR - Commerce Service Fund). | |||
| (100,000) | 8 | Alcoholic Beverage Control | |
| Change the amount to be reduced from $100,000 to $200,000. | |||
| 33,000 | 9 | Public Service Commission | |
| Change the amount to be reduced from $43,000 to $10,000. | |||
| 500,000 | 10 | Tax Commission | |
| Change the amount to be reduced from $2,017,700 to $1,517,700. | |||
| 0 | |||
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Eastman absent for the vote.
Gregory Fitch, Utah College of Applied Technology, distributed the LFA Recommended Cuts for FY 2001-2002. He addressed the committees concerns regarding the budget decreases to the Utah System of Higher Education and it's programs.
Mike Bouwhuis, Davis Applied Technology College, addressed his concerns and answered questions for the committee.
Ronda Rose, Utah State Parent Teacher Association, presented her view of the proposed cuts. She explained her personal experiences of the system's benefits.
Richard Van Ausdal, Dixie Applied Technology College, also addressed his concerns.
MOTION: Rep. Cox moved that the Utah College of Applied Technology Budget Reduction be decreased from the proposed 4.72 % to 3.88 %, in line with the Utah System of Higher Education. It was further recommended that the co-chairs go to the Executive Appropriations Committee and request this reduction. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Cox made a motion to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Co-Chairman Jenkins adjourned the meeting at 10:28 a.m.
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Sen. Scott Jenkins, Co-Chair Rep. Chad E. Bennion, Co-Chair