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Sure she's a quorum the a meeting will be called to order let me make just a couple of comments of before we begin this morning I thank all of you can see from your agenda that we have a long agenda but I do want to state this it's an important agenda and we're not going to try to rush through just to get through by eleven o'clock now with that said sometimes when we have someone testifying we may want to ask them about an unrelated issue that's still with respect their department so we will try to limit our questions to the agenda today but we're not going to try to to rush through just to get through so with that said Cochair vote do you have any comments before we begin. What you do have placed at your desk also a supplemental agenda and we will consider that at the end if we if you approve adding that but at this time I would entertain a motion to add the supplemental agenda I have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye. Opposed no that motion carried and so we will consider that at the end today. All right of repairs does remind me of some of these of the We will consider them as if if we've got other agenda items of the same subject matter we will lead those at the time so we will take care of those as we move through of all right miss parishes Lynch the item of the agenda item be. Thank you Mr chair section B. R. cash fund appropriation increase request these request agencies to increases spending authority for line items there supported by cash fund account section B. wonder for requests for the current fiscal year fiscal year the ins this month that's fiscal year twenty. The first item is a letter from the department of education division of elementary and secondary education it's request to increase the preparation by thirteen million two hundred fifty thousand to their Medicaid administrative claims line item the division of credit the random sampling software used to determine services and the letter says the new system let to forty percent increase in quarterly claims the needs being thirty will allow payment of those claims. The next item is a letter from department of commerce Arkansas economic development commission this is a request to increase preparation by seventeen thousand over several line items then it's been a thirty will commissions user cash account to disperse reimbursable funds for a federal grant program to help manufactures prevent prepare for respond to cover nineteen sure those rather quest for fiscal year twenty in cash. Any questions on either of those two items. If not they will stand reviewed be to the share BT or the fiscal year twenty one cash fund appropriation increase request those are for the fiscal year that starts in July. The first item is a letter from the administrative office of the courts this is a request increase a preparation by thirty thousand to an operating expenses line item then it's being three will be used to pay for quarter automation software licenses for individual state courts and those course reimburse AOC for the costs. The next item is a letter from the department of education division of elementary secondary education and this item is similar to request made in the fiscal year twenty cash requests it's request increase appropriation by thirteen point two million to their Medicaid administrative claims line item to pay for the increase in quarterly claims that resulted from new random sampling software. The next item is a letter from the department of education division of career and technical education it's request increase preparation by eleven thousand two hundred fifty letter says division receives funds from the southern regional education board to use for career and technical education programs. The next item if using the letter from the department of education division of current technology cation it's request increase preparation by two million five engine twenty thousand to a grants and AID line item then he spent forty will allow granted can't count still support for this grant comes from a governor's rainy day fund transfer. The next item is a letter from department of finance and administration racing commission it's requests increase preparation by twenty million this minute thirty will allow the agency to distribute funds as archer B. revenues to franchise holders as required by minute one hundred to the Arkansas constitution. Next item is for the department of parks here Jim towards on this is the delta cultural center it's request increase the preparation by sixty one thousand one hundred the news be authority will allow spending of a grant from the Walton family foundation for educational outreach. Nicks items again from parks this is for the mosaic Templars cultural center it's request increase appropriation by six hundred thirty four thousand the new spent thirty will allow spending of increase donations for the capital campaign. The letter is another of the item for parks this is the natural heritage commission this is requesting Peace preparation by forty thousand to an operating expenses line item. Let the letter does revenue is from data and information sharing. From sharing fees and I'm understanding that this is to increase operational compare ability to spend more operational expenses an excise for the department partition for some Arkansas arts council it's request increase preparation by fifty six thousand to a grants line item any speed for you will allow spending of an unplanned grant for the Wingate foundation. Next item is for the department of commerce economic development commission this item is similar to the request made in if it's clear twenty cash requests. Wes is to increase appropriation by four hundred twelve thousand over several line items these being thirty will the commission to use our cash account to disperse reimbursable funds for a federal grant program to help manufactures prevent prepare for and respond to code nineteen. And the last line for fiscal year twenty one is a request from the department of labor licensing division of labor it's a request to increase preparation by eleven thousand to a conference in travel line item the senatorial payment of increase expenses and conferences over the last year the letter also knows that many of the concerts were to be held in fiscal twenty will be rescheduled if it's clear twenty one sure those are that this clear twenty one requests. Thank you Mr chair show us represented option you're recognized. Thank you Mr chair my question is are my first question is on page four the two and a half million dollars a rainy day release for a can't catch them. Mr bleed can come forward I act I can't say they simply needed appropriation to spend the money the money is already there from a rainy day release so it's not new money that's not already been approved but then an additional. Two one half million dollars rented a release no it's it's the same money that's been approved previously this is just an appropriation for authority for that come out of the part of education the the the rainy day release went from a rainy day fund over to depart of education in this allows them to us to spend that money that's been approved previously and mocked daily clarified only that was completed so you can identify yourself for the record Jake plea DFA office about it yes yes Sir this is in FY twenty one appropriation so they could continue the project in the next fiscal year okay so it is so the part of the money has already been. Used its on going that's my understanding yes okay thank you and then my second one you Mr would might be able to answer this as well as on page eight. This is. A forty thousand dollar increase and and may be the same answer this is of. Forty thousand. Dollar increase I'm I was just trying to figure out what it's going to be used for but this is for the next fiscal year correct yes for these are all at four twenty one okay thank you. And and will have. Other occasions where we do something for fiscal twenty and in the that and we're just continued for twenty one it looks like a duplicate but it's for different fiscal years. I thank you represented also known as senator Irvin you're recognized. Thank you have a question on number seven AM the. Donations the what is listed there are those donations to the most sorry mosaic Templars cultural center from those people that are in parentheses or is that what I'm reading is that correct. That certainly how I read it but I can see if somebody from parts heritage and tourism is here who can answer that more directly on on my reading of that was that the additional appropriation is necessary to support the additional donations. Of but I can certainly see if there's someone here who can answer that more clearly well it they don't need at I would just like more information about exactly how much was donated from each of those individual groups. If if they could just get that for me and send it to me that would be fine so what. How much union Pacific charitable foundation donated except the. Eighteen T. Arkansas black hall of fame I'd like to know how much was donated to the state Templars cultural center from each of those Senator will get staff to make sure that they get they to get it to you thank you. First. Senator rice you're recognized. Thank you Mr I'm sorry of the but in look at this until after the staff is already going over on page five on the racing commission of. The twenty million dollar. cash fund appropriation. Due to casino revenues increased over time have casino. Since they've been shut down is there any. And I just would like a little bit more explanation the. The money isn't okay it be used for anything else what I'm from what I understand persons for my abortion Graham. wise money not been transferred before his casinos closing don't have any impact on anything it is a good question and this is something we've talked about a little bit internally because this is a big request that when we were looking over the amendment we're trying to figure out will why didn't we go ahead next ask for this appropriation I think during the biennial request in looking over the amendment and I think that one of things we realize with that casino gaming in FY twenty one to keep in mind this is for next fiscal year the expectation is at some point the casinos will open up they will begin producing a great deal of revenue and will we will have that obligation to begin transferring those funds over for the live forcing greyhound racing and so this appropriation what is requested here so that we can have that authority to make those transfers once those casinos get up and running and began collecting that revenue. But there's not not anything that the financially that would because they can't use it for anything and they're they're not a bank detrimental here. I mean I don't know about this detrimental to the the fact of waiting to see what level they get back it yes Sir no this is will pull it out. And in my understanding is this request is probably been in the works well before the covert nineteen issue came up that are our plan was to just get in place so that when those three or four casinos get up and running in FY twenty one of the begin producing that revenue we've got the appropriation lines that we can comply with the what the constitution requires and and only use for for purses is there. Is there any cap. You know I don't know the answer to that okay and not not that may I just and I can what I had and called any that I can get the racing commission folks to reach out I'll I'll check on the thank you Mr. Thank you senator Reisch. US senator Hickey or you let up. You're recognized yes Mister boy you don't page team in. Just just a question is is this grants supposed to go to certain businesses or is the money going to ADC them sales ATC got the federal ward and then my understanding is they will dispense that out through a grant program to manufacturers okay. Do you have any idea how that's going to be disbursed to those manufactures we already have a plan in place I'm just and I won't be first come first serve I would but I do not mind usually with federal wards those awards come with a list of requirements on how they can be distributed we become the sub grantee and become responsible for making sure that the federal requirements are met but we can certainly get with commerce and make sure that they get you a copy of whatever the requirements are for the program I appreciate it thank you Sir. Thanks senator Hickey the I don't have any other questions so if there's nothing further on this these of items will be reviewed will move to item be three. Thank you Mr chair. I don't be three or for the cash fund appropriation increase continuations all items in the schedule reviewed earlier this fiscal year agencies unless requesting to continue projects into the new fiscal year that starts in July all amounts are at or below what was requested and fiscal year twenty. And all total agency to question eighteen point six million in spending authority that was originally increase the fiscal year twenty to continue into fiscal year twenty one. Our members you have a list of those I have fun seats seventy one we we got there represented Wardlaw. You're recognized thank you Mr chairman. Jake maybe you can answer this Sir may we have somebody from department of ag can can you go through what is being continued in the buffalo watershed and. What the million dollars will be used for now and the next fiscal year I would rather deferred apartment back if I can I know they're outside. Yes if we can bring them in place. Sector if you would identify yourself for the record and in Representative Wardlaw has a question. Yes Sir west ward Arkansas permaculture. You're recognized thank you Mr. Mystic taking you go through what is the continuation need for the buffalo water said on the million dollars and what that entails for the next year. Yes service so we had and we provide an update public health committee last week but at A. O. C. approved one million dollars preparation to go towards the above the river conservation committee actions and their efforts within the watershed that committee and the seventy member subcommittee have have been meeting since then we've developed a list of a four can really kind of FOR topic areas to include unpaved roads tourism tourism impacts agriculture and water wastewater so they met they come up with proposals now we're refining those proposals now so the request really is to continue that and for the next fiscal year an essence we just haven't been able to to spend the money by the end of June thirtieth your thank you. Thank you Mr secretary any other questions on any of these items. If not the item be three those items will be curse will stand reviewed will move to item see in these are approval items Mr perish. Thank you Mr chair section see does begin the items for approval the first item C. one is for the reallocation of resources for the department Human Services the first item is a request for fiscal year twenty for flexibility special language allow the department to make for reallocation of resources in a fiscal year to respond to changing client needs and make the most effective use of resources authorized this request is the last three allocation for fiscal year twenty and on the last page is a table showing all the transfers. The first table shows appropriation Trancers within divisions the department request transferring six hundred thousand in the director's office to help cover remaining fiscal year twenty expenses two hundred thousand aging adult and behavioral services so the division can continue to patient care at the required level two hundred eleven million a medical services to cover the anticipated increases in expenditures in hospital medical due to the front of their coronavirus pandemic. The next able in the middle the pages four fund transfers and overall the department question answering a little over five million from the division of children and family services the division of child care and early childhood education the division of provider services and quality assurance and from the division of developmental disabilities and all those transfers to go to the director's office FOR IT services the division of aging adult we have all health services to cover behavioral health services and the division of county operations to support leases utilities supplies maintenance and operations in county offices this year that's the reality is resources for fiscal year twenty. Right a good seat seventy one again. Richard Wardlaw thank you Mr Billy maybe you can under explain this but are they transferring six hundred thousand into the director's office or out of the director's office. Your. Yep four hundred and two hundred and now that prince season in a positive six hundred there yes Sir that's that's four hundred thousand coming from I'm still that first section is an appropriation transfers within the division so that all happening or occurring within the director's office to their in money from the looks like regular salaries print services matching and moved it to operate expenses within the director's office Mr I'm out a question for you just in all right the staff okay here's Mr white. How to identify your separate record please. Thank Mister mark what with the just represent Wardlaw you're recognized can you tell me what changed thank you Mr can you tell me what changed in salaries four hundred thousand dollars worth and and what went up and operating expenses over half a million dollars. So the director's office preparation that includes all of our shared services that includes finance to the pro personnel procurement so it is a rather large set and we just we do have some additional expenses pick on the I. T. side that we're trying to meet on the operating expenses as that's all we're trying to ship some appropriation over from the personal items over to the operating a line item within that shared within the shared services somewhat because the I. T. differences that coronavirus related there what what what was the reason for that it's I need to double check on that but my understanding was it was just more IT expenses that we receive the normal and I can get the details for that get that to you I'd I'd like to have that for the committee Mister chair fears. Slevin request let in and we'll get it out to the committee thank you. Representative Dotson you're recognized. Thank you Mr chair Our. The. My question is on the division of county operations one point two five million. Says in general revenue you're transferring this over it's needed to support leases utility supplies maintenance and operation in the county offices. Indeed the leases go up why how are you off one point two five million dollars for the. The last two weeks of the fiscal year your thoughts on this is it's not an increasing cost rather we're vest would describe it as true not the books deseo they pay all the cost for our county offices which houses employees from multiple divisions and so typical we do is. They're paying for example in this in this case is from DCFS deseo up fronts the cost so to speak for those leases of expenses to houses DCF in the service employees so we do that the end of the year is we transfer over transfer over funds from DCFS represent DCF is the division share of those cost insist on increased cost is just trying of the books of the DCFS is funding their share of the cost of those leases so if we don't approve this transfer and appropriations between now and I mean this month between now and then the fiscal year nothing in effect happens or. It's I'm it would have an impact in that you would have we would have to find those for additional funds within the division of county operations and that could create an issue next year in terms of what they have this for that's continue into next year in terms of funding. See so so that we don't get to the end of next fiscal year doing the exact same thing again can you budget better for next year. Well we certainly can be it it because back to the difficulty of trying to allocate those costs between all these different divisions if you have one division particularly for DC or also share service preparation where they're paying expense that is for the benefit of multiple divisions and we do have some cost allocation tools we can do we used during the year so those costs are spread among the divisions rather have just one division pay all that but just in this case there are some that he can't work that way during the year and that's what we have to do that at the end of the year to trip those books and then I have another one on go ahead medical services this two hundred eleven million dollars yes I mean. It says you're requesting the following appropriations transfer to the hospital medical in amount two hundred eleven and then it's taking it out of specific line item allocations and putting it into a a. If I recall that line item and have it here it it has you know billions of dollars in that line item that are. There are no strings attached necessarily to how those appropriation dollars are kind of fat. Able to be used and so I guess my question is why would we transferred things that we've specifically put and line items that you requested I mean hundred seven million dollars in one line items transferring over to another line item At. For the last two fiscal the last two weeks the fiscal year here. Was all all these transfers that you're for enter all within the Medicaid budget is the Medicaid budget it has it has multiple line items for different pieces of the Medicaid budget as in this case we're moving dollars from description drugs public nursing home proper nursing home an infant farmer it to the hospital medical on so the hospital medical line it's that is primarily in for for the bulk of Medicaid expenditures but it's certainly not all of them and if your call that coming out the session last year for preparation we only have about three percent excess preparation in the Medicaid budget which even though it's large dollar figures three percent is not much and prickly with the increased hospital medical costs that we see in this year because of code it has resulted in more spending on the ballot lined compare to out of for example prescription drug lot yes that's what we're asking to move that a preparation so that we have enough preparation to meet all those hospital medical expenses and this only covers it through the end of this fiscal year it goes back to regular line item appropriations for next fiscal year yes Sir. Thank you Mr chair. Thank Representative Dotson I don't have any other questions now this is what we're just considering C. one a the department of Human Services for fiscal year twenty this is an approval item do I have a motion I have a motion second a second any discussion. All in favor say aye. Pose no motion carries that item is approved will move to a fiscal year twenty one for DHS reallocation of resources. Thank you Mr chair this is the first reallocation resource for fiscal year twenty one and again on the last page in your packet is the table that summarizes the transfers. The first table shows appropriation transfers within divisions the department request transferring a hundred thousand in the director's office to pay for extra help to complete duties that do not require a full time employee and almost one point six million in children and family services to pay for operating expenses. The next able the middle the paid shills fund transfers and the department question answering a hundred eleven thousand from you services to the director's office to pay for two positions. The next he was shows thirty seven position transfers across multiple divisions and the last able shows five extra help positions transfers. Any questions. Not I have a motion to approve of the fiscal year twenty one reallocation refer sources for DHS I have a motion is our second. And a second any discussion. All in favor say aye opposed no that item is approval moved to Adam C. to. Thank you Mr chair we're on al appropriation transfers require approval. See to the first item is the letter from division of elementary secondary education. And this is for fiscal year twenty special language allow the department to make necessary preparation transfers in any other budget related just months necessary twice a year after approval from ale see. This is the second last transfer request for fiscal year twenty the department of questions for one point two million a preparation from school funding contingency to the enhanced student at achievement funding to complete payment to school districts providing state categorical categorical funding for students of low socio economic backgrounds and teacher retirement matching to pay a matching for employees of education service cooperative vocational centres Easter seals and the department of correction schools as required by ACT eight seven seven of two thousand nineteen Mr that's the transfer request for fiscal year twenty any questions on C. to a. To have a motion to approve. I have a motion the second second any discussion. All in favor say aye. Pose no motion carried that items approved next item to be. They make sure the next item is in a different package this is fiscal year twenty one appropriation transfer request. And this is a letter from the department of commerce division of workforce services special language allow the department to make transfers when projecting a deficiency of a preparation and one item and of course by an excess of appropriation another item the department of questions for a hundred fifty thousand from the trade adjustment assistance section vendor payments line to a line item for payments to contractors the transfer allows funds to be deposited into a cash account to provide electronic reimbursements for training and education expenses by participants of the traded Justin program. Any questions on this item. Now I have a motion to approve scissor second second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed no motion carried now when we get to the next room since they're all fiscal year twenty one I think will doom of you know will cover each item of before and it will certainly go back for questions but go ahead with the C. three Mr perish. Thank you Mr chair see three or the various temporary appropriation increase quest for fiscal year twenty one these request agencies increases spending authority for line items that are supported by various fund accounts not just the cash for federal funds that reviewed in other sections the agenda. The first item is a letter from the department of commerce Arkansas in insurance department this is a request increase preparation by one hundred fifty thousand to capital outlay the new spent thirty will be I'm sorry will allow replacement of five vehicles. Next item is a letter from the department of commerce division of workforce services Arkansas rehabilitation services the first bullet point is requested increase preparation by eighty eight thousand two to forty two to the statewide disability telecom equipment program this is penny three will allow the program to meet increased cost of supplies and exited fees for outreach to purchase new technology like tablets to serve underserved populations and to attend a national conference the second bowl point is request increase preparation by twenty three thousand for the people with disabilities program and this is being thirty allow the department to provide more scholarships into increase public awareness campaigns about accessible parking. The next item is a letter from the division of education I'm sorry the department education division of elementary and secondary education this is a request increase preparation by three million any speeding thirty will allow for the continuation of the succeed scholarship program in fiscal year twenty one what explains agency will pursue a dedicated fund indexation for program to accept general revenues so that the succeed scholarship can be separated from its operations appropriation funny will come from a release from the restricted reserve fund and that is request later in the agenda under item C. six. Last distribution to the department education for the succeed scholarship program was one point two million and that releases from a rainy day fund back in February. This year the next request racing preparations are in the supplemental engine the packet and that is the this compact that you have on your table and the first request is on page two of that package. They were first your question is a little packet for various preparation is for the department of finance administration office of child support enforcement it's a request to increase the preparation by seventy five thousand the new spending authority will out payment of overtime to employees that have been temporarily assigned to work pandemic unemployment compensation this is for next fiscal year which starts in twenty one there's also request for fiscal year twenty it's the next page page three it's four thirty five thousand for the same reason. The next request is on page four it is a letter from the department of finance administration assessment coordination it's requests increase appropriation by twenty thousand and so much a last request this Disney Tory will allow payment of overtime to employees that been temporarily assigned to work the pandemic unemployment compensation program again this request is for is clear twenty one the department also has requests for the current fiscal year on the next page this page five four five thousand for the same reason for fiscal year twenty. Sure those are the various temporary appropriation quests. Thank whisper Senator Teague you're recognized. Or did you. Okay I'm sorry all we'll touch again I. Senator bond you're recognized. I'm happy to give ninety. Not just on the department of education can we have someone explain that the letter says while it is a typical for a program of this nature the succeed scholarship program to be funded through the agencies a preparation for operations could we just give some explanation on technically what's going on. Identify yourself for the record please. Thank you Greg Rogers department education you're recognized Senate about. You explain it says it's a typical to fund it this way and then it says without the fund transfer it would not be funded in FY twenty one so explain why we're doing this met then and explain how we've gotten to know funding is that due to the budget cut or what no Sir so the succeed scholarship program is always been funded from one time funds for them is past four years we've had it done this year the given invite we were requested take out restricted revenue reserve and in order to do that I had to have the appropriation in an existing appropriation which would cause the right now it's funded out of a cash fund because last time it was taken out of rainy day fund so I can't put restricted revenue reserve into a cash fund so I need to put into my operations fund which I don't right now have grants appropriation in there so that's what the atypical was this is the the appropriation ever putting and there's actually the operations for the department of education. It's the governor's been fun in the sun a rainy day is that right. past two years without a rainy day and then I think the first year was out of the fund balance transfers so it's it's never had a a stable revenue source and that's one of things that I that the secretary was saying that letters that we'd like to going forward try to find a place for that to have a more stable revenue source what allow wouldn't be funded out a rainy day now Jake Mr believe might wanna answer that I'm confused as to why we're. What's. Identify yourself. J. glee DFA office of budget so if you member during the fiscal session we put together the revenue stabilization act a significant amount of money we shifted into restricted reserve so going forward that's where the funding will be placed about sixty million dollars the route rainy day fund was not funded in the RSA for FY twenty one so it's cap right now in the amount of money can receive so since the revenues are going to be in that restricted reserve fund the decision was made to go ahead and fund what is an ongoing obligation under that phone instead. I'm in it and it may be that our staff needs to clarify that for me I thought there was still rainy day funds currently as we sit here right now is there not I thought the go there is Alexis had had there is still a balance there but it will it is not being replaced. At the end of the fiscal year so what in the fund it that way incentive to review restricted reserve the distance it is an ongoing program that was the decision that was made. That's all the questions at this time I appreciate. Building you're recognized. Thank you Mr chairman of I need someone from child support enforcement. But who do you need senator Irvin. You did a great. You're telling me. Who got are we have represented fielding but we've got a question still okay this if you'll allow me to defer all come back to you as near the ceremony and so Sir State senator Irvin. Just follow up on Senator buying can you just give us that our staff could the balances and those different funds rainy day fund long term reserve and then the special the coveted. Sure. Any day fund I think there's three. Mister Bill. This interview we do have a report later in the agenda for their rainy day fund and its current balances sixteen million one hundred eighty nine thousand eight hundred thirty seven I believe Mister I believe can provide the bounces for those of the funds sure the covered nineteen rainy day fund is one hundred and fifty point seven million okay and then the restricted reserve. Should be about forty million right now okay. I don't know if I have that here in my reports or not okay no problem thank you. Representative building I had forgot you but built working on the senator Hickey you're recognized thank you of Mr bleed and I'm struggling to find it at how much was the actual on the succeed scholarship so I was thinking was like two point one million not throw me in at one point in time it was one point eight million and then during the session the decision was made to increase that appropriation up to three million but as Greg described there were some issues with increasing that the funding for the agency to general revenue when they didn't have a general revenue fund they could spend that out of so going forward on an annualized basis that one point two plus the one point eight gets us to the three million dollar request which is what we'll be using to fund in FY twenty one. How much or the scholarships what is the amount. Last year what that I guess that's what I want to know if it's the base a foundation funding amount I think is to correct as being consistent over the last couple years or. Correct. So the the annual amount of the scholarship is how much accommodation funding is of the foundation funding amount goes up the amount of the scholarship goes up as well this next year and twenty one of the seven thousand eighteen dollars okay so whatever we appropriate then is what you're going to disperse out yes Sir okay thank you. All right. I think that's it for the so now represented building will what a minute. Did. Senator bart is that you is that still this this issue. Okay you're recognized the. And maybe it doesn't matter anybody else but why not out of rainy day I mean that's the governor's money he wants a funded of the saints the governor's money you know what I mean I I it seems like we've shifted here not the letter even says it's a typical so why not just funded at a rainy day where we have in this discussion. Well the request before use the appropriation transfer which is I think the atypical part of this and I don't you know either rainy day or restricted reserve transfers from those are both triggered at the discretion of the governor I mean that that the those both of the releases of funds from both funds begin with the decision by the governor. Yes yes the the atypical part that we were discussing which is the fact that it's a grants program in our operations and we didn't want to we want to indicate I we were trying to start a grants program of operation so we just want to make sure that that was highlighted but that not regard with the funding just where the Appropriations Committee. Yes Sir two hundred thank you Mr chairman and and again I want to kind of clarify because I think some of the surfer gotten how we put this together because the budget how much rainy day funds do you have in fiscal year twenty one zero C. at zero dollars and that was a lot at at the request of a lot of the members as we were tightening the budget to put more in restricted reserve which that requires a higher threshold for legislative approval right yes Sir and this is seats authorship is something that we funded out of rainy day fund the last two years when there were rainy fund budget budgeted into the fiscal budget correct yes Sir okay. Thank you senator in any other questions on this particular item before I moved to Representative fielding. Senator with. So my understanding is that it's not normal that you're going to run this through an operations appropriation bet that so in the future are you going to have an appropriation specifically for this program that make that's why I that's how I read that is that correct yes ma'am that that's been for that's what we're really saying is that going FOR we'd like to have your own right now the worst and your own line item appropriation specifically for that program instead of the way we've been doing in the past now I understand that okay that makes complete sense thank you. All right any other questions on this particular item. That represented fielding who did you need a. They are all right hit it again I'm technologically challenged from time to time. There you go Centerton took my time. The. Of on the on the supplemental to a supplemental agenda. With the child support Mister Blay is that seven of five. Four for the year of twenty one and over time. How does a. I believe so I don't have the request in front of me it's for both fiscal years could I have someone here Mister chairman. It would have someone from the FAA we have the sum from DFA who can speak on behalf of child support I don't know that we have anyone from child support specifically though this is this situation if I can just some quick background mmhm beat your where the the pandemic unemployment assistance program we had a little bit issues getting that stood up and running so we pulled IT staff from across the agency and they put in a lot of long hours that's why there's a request in there for not just child support but also I think assessment coordination so these folks were pulled off of child support and kind of thrown into this project and that's where that's where the over time of request comes from so this is this is SO I to a person that yes Sir. Okay Okay that you know that that's that's fine but you know the problem that I have that I've been getting a call from and that's when the somebody from of the child support because we have a lot of personnel have worked. Doing this pandemic and those assented person then I got a call saying they are not get in no overtime pay that's one of those is gonna put twenty one and not taking care of those a person who worked in twin it for over time they were the request should a cover over time obligations that are paid out in both the and FOR twenty which is the the I think the payroll that'll run here this week or next the last pay roll the year and then going forward if they have any additional overtime accrued it'll pay out there as well we don't normally pay out over time this is kind of an unusual circumstance normally you accrue leave time instead the because the importance of this project we went ahead and did that for these folks okay so that they will be again paid this billion twenty one hundred when ever get paid as I write to identify yourself for the record please. Melanie Haislip DFA office of administrative services administrator and they will actually get paid some overtime this paycheck that comes out this Friday there being caught up three last Saturday in this current pay period so in FY twenty so we asked for overtime appropriation for FY twenty we also asked for overtime appropriation for FY twenty one because that the project is still continuing in the DFA child support revenue division as well as assessment coordination continues to have staff there so they will continue to be paid overtime while they're on this project so that we get in this next checked in yes Sir on Friday they'll get a port bill get up through Saturday on this Friday but check back with them to see if that it should be and they check those that called me some all right okay that is correct thank you thank you Mr chairman. Any other questions. Our this is Adam C. three do I have a motion to approve each of those items on C. three I have a motion second any discussion all in favor say aye. Pose no motion carried those items were approval moved to see for. Thank you Mr I don't see for section see for the care is a preparation quest for fiscal year twenty one cares appropriation requests are requesting agencies to increase appropriation to spin funds related to Kerr's act which is a federal program that provides direct economic assistance response to co in nineteen these requests require approval by ale C. the first item is a letter from the department of health it's request to increase a preparation by fifty eight million the spent thirty will allow the department to continue service one delete agencies to address covered nineteen the letter says approved funding will be used for laboratory testing equipment and supplies contract with easy contact tracing IT equipment and quarantine facility in other needed services and resources this request the reviewing continues the care preparation those approved in fiscal year twenty to carry over into fiscal year twenty one. The next item is a letter from department Human Services its request increase appropriation by the one hundred thirty two million the new spending authority allow the department to continue to expend funds from the cares ACT one emergency response reimbursement payments payments to nursing facilities and payments for hospital and health care facility workers this request continues the care preparation proved in fiscal twenty carry over into the new fiscal year. Next item is for the department you miss services it's request increase appropriation by one hundred nine million to the secretary's office the news be authority will allow the department to make formula based payments for the for the protect the public tree paid tree patient see the tree patients and invent the future delivery system and FOR cover nineteen cluster payments. The next item is a letter from the department of finance administration it's request increase appropriation by four point five million new spent thirty allow the disbursing officer to continue to procure personal protective equipment. The next item is for the department of finance administration it's request increase preparation by five million needs being forty will allow the department to process reimbursements for those agencies and institutions that have cash fund accounts held outside of the state treasury and again this request continues the care preparation approved for Pfister twenty to carry over into twenty one. There are five work here appropriation requests in those that are on the supplemental agenda packet and the first one of those is on page six of that package. From subliminal Janet's B. one it's a letter from that the if an eight disbursing officer. It's request increase appropriation by three million three hundred thirty seven thousand. It is the thirty will be used to reimburse you a mess for expenditures related to commit nineteen antibodies to senior fiscal twenty one this preparation was originally requested in may for fiscal twenty. The next item is a letter from the department of health it's request increase appropriation by twenty eight point two million for response efforts with CZ with the university of Arkansas system they need to be thirty will allow the department to create a testing protocol for higher education employment contact tracing and help campuses procure supplies. The let's say the proposed plan is to implement infrastructure and acquire equipment to combat spread and all Arkansas to four year public institutions and private not for profit institutions. The next item is supplemental B. three is for the department of education A is using department agriculture it's request increase appropriation by fifty thousand to a livestock the population line item the new spending authority will allow the department to maintain adequate the population supplies and equipment on hand to assist the poultry and swine industries with covered nineteen related impacts. The next item you see is for department of education Arkansas PBS I'm being told by the Finnair this items to be pulled down by request of the agency. So we'll move to the next item it's supplemental B. five it's a letter for the department of public safety and this is requests increase appropriation by one hundred fifty one thousand seventy seven seven hundred seventy eight the news media thirty will allow the department to pay approved overtime personal services matching and purchase PP supplies share those are all the cares appropriation request needs and. Thank you up represented option you're recognized. Thank you Mr chair my I got a couple questions and all of this but first one is regarding to the department of health I guess it's the second page on C. for the regular agenda Yes we have somebody from the part of health. Laleh think will have a question for ag too so you might get that will stand by. Identify yourself for the record please. Good morning Stephanie Williams chief of staff department of health you're recognized. Mr at Stephanie over here you're right This is the fifty eight million dollar request is in the details here are all the details we have it says The preventing lease be used for costs related the lab for testing equipment supplies contact tracing I. T. equipment and other needed services and resources specifically my questions relating I mean this is a lot of money with very little detail on where it's all going to be spent but contract chasing what the. What the all that's going to entail how much additional contract tracing you're gonna be doing and secondarily what does what is included in quote other needed services and resources does that include vaccinations or things of that nature. So thank you Representative Dotson is so the cares budgets are in is your is your Michael if it's on okay let's try to get me to. Closer to okay in my third that's better okay seven yes okay so the detailed budget for the cares proposal are posted on the the cares website and so we do have a line item budget for H. one of the segments of the budget that are detailed and I'd be glad to send that to the committee if that would be helpful in particular of the the contact tracing there's not a detailed budget for the contact tracing contract we are in the process of moving forward with selecting a vendor to provide contact tracing the budget that's presented and was presented to the cares committee was based on us doing that in house and we've determined it's not feasible for us to do that in house so we will be procuring that external to the department in the miscellaneous category there were several items ing and I think expansion of career services for we can curry or pick up of lab test in those things were in there but there's a detailed budget for that miscellaneous category as well I think the the Bataille PP sterilizer that we used to sterilize in ninety five mask I think that may also be in the miscellaneous category. So. At specifically is there is no line item there for vaccinations no Sir I'm sorry I forgot that part am vaccinations or it's anticipated that when a vaccine is available it'll be provided by off and by the CDC to states for free now that may or may not truly be the case but that's the assumption we're working on based on the provisions for other vaccines in when we've had previous pandemics like H. one in one in two thousand nine the CDC provided that back thing for free we did have a portion of our cares proposal that was for a vaccine administration program the estimated amount I believe was around twenty nine million we pull that back because the care spending can only be used until December of this year and it didn't same that vaccine development was on pace for us to actually implement that program before the end of the year now that may change but that was well that piece was pulled back and not as sport so currently there's nothing anticipated before the end of the fiscal year no Sir not at this time and then As far as the vaccinations are concerned when or I guess if those backstage vaccinations become available are you looking at any type of mandatory vaccinations. no Sir I think it's it's premature right now based on what we know we know that manufactures there are several manufacturers that'll move to the third phase of A of their testing and approval possibly in August or September but we don't know how many vaccines there might be available we don't know the efficacy of those vaccine so I think it's for me it's premature for me to speculate on on backs things at this point thank you. Cloture vote you're recognized for a question thank you Mr chair so we just heard about some overtime taking place in another department and there be and moneys sought after for those people going into overtime my first question is do we have our counties back to full staff and are we seeking monies to pay them overtime because I know some people that seven to work a whole Lotta extra time because they're not fully staffed yes ma'am so this week we actually brought all of our staff back on site to work because we deem them critical and essential on site so we are calling people back and will be able to better assess are additional needs once we see what proportion of our work force can come back and we have been paying over time for eligible employees we have some staff that are exempt late nurses and some supervisory staff there exempt and don't receive are eligible to receive overtime pay but we do have a large number of non exempt employees that are eligible we have been paying over time for staff in the lab since code began we've also been paying over time for some of our environmental health specialists that or supporting code related activities thank you. Wardlaw thank you Mr chair. Representative Dotson hit on everything but one deal in that list of items in this quarantine facility can you explain to me what that is and what that looks like yes Sir so it becomes necessary for us to have a facility because we do have individuals who for a variety of reasons may not be able to quarantine in their home it may be that that they have a high risk individual in their home they may have small children others in the home and they need to be quarantine somewhere else typically when we deal with these issues were dealing with tuberculosis and other infectious diseases and we usually can secure a hotel room at a state rate for an individual to be quarantine for the necessary period of time when cove it here there was such fear and that we were able to secure any of our usual resources to house these individuals so we were able to secure a facility it's actually facility that's owned by DHS and is at least us for free so it's no facility payment costs there but we have had to retrofit was an office by a it was originally at of dorms style environment that had been converted to offices we converted it back to the dorm setting it can handle twenty eight individuals if we had a Sturch we could potentially increase that double the size of those Rhames but right now it's set up to handle twenty eight individuals as of Friday we had five that number has kind of gone up and down over the moments but these are sometimes people that are homeless individuals another thing that's happened is the homeless shelters and understandably are very concerned about letting someone into their facility that's unknown to them that made by you know. Maybe because of the possible so the they've been very leery of taking folks that are known to them so we've had quite a few homeless individuals that we provided at a housing for deer in this environment. Follow up Mr go ahead so these individuals as they come in and they're positive non positive are they allowed to leave or they're it there for time period are symptomatic or how how do you have a term and so the facility it was set up originally for those people that were not positive it's set up it has two wings and so with there's a positive there's an opportunity to have a positive and and and a and negative work are potentially exposed that you watch so it is segregated we do have a medical director that monitors the facility we do have intake screening and medical staff that that monitor these individuals we have had to transfer or at least one to a hospital setting but but it set up it as a a monitored environment a secure environment and there is a actually of a famous guidance that you use for court for quarantine facilities and we follow that same a guidance two to set it up and make sure that were handling that appropriately. Thank you Mr. Representative Dotson you back up. I've got something for the department health whenever we're done with this. Are the. This is health. I'm at DHS Sir okay okay. Or anything else for the department of health. Archer excuse listed sector ward for quick question. Hello identified this is wish for director of agriculture and I recognize my culture for question thank you Mr chair so if you go to page eight on the supplemental it's the livestock D. pop for at fifty thousand dollars have we had a D. pop and if we have them one as the state paying for it in the company is not. So so far as to the the request is basically the primary concerns for poultry and and hogs so on the poultry side there there has been some the populations that the company has paid for on the hard side the the biggest concern or my this request was made is that a lot of these talks are coming into Arkansas that or no longer owned by by one of the companies such as to a B. S. one the large integrators so with overstock of of hogs as may be grown about a hundred thousand per we cross country we know thousands of theirs are coming in Arkansas they wind up and and an individual or cans and stands there start with orcs they have a negative test they don't have any way to dispose of those animals we would come in and help them properly dispose of those without any cost of individual thank you Mr chair any other questions for part of agriculture. Thank. Thanks for dell we need someone from DHS is a represented Dotson. Sir Mr if I may. We got mark white with DHS and Representative not you're recognized for your question thank you Mr chair this is on the I'm not sure which pages there in a page number on here but the hundred nine million dollar page it says Protect the public treat patients and quote invent the future delivery system. What what are we doing with inventing the future delivery system in kind kinda where my question is I mean what is this ninety nine million six hundred thousand dollar delivery system Old enough to remember. Half a dozen years or so ago when we had another hundred million dollar New system that we completely messed up. Yes Sir and enhance I think we should be more clear on this letter this is the heirs ACT proposal for hospitals in the state provide additional funding to them relate to their code expenses and so they're able to ask for funds to reimburse for cost for patient Mister and staff safety public health response technology improvements education and training readiness and preparedness and then other related incremental direct and indirect costs and refers to the future deliver system is simply recognition that hospitals as other medical voters they're having to change how they deliver services will come of it and is that some that is a long term issue for them that they have to adjust how they're delivering services and looking for new ways to do that in this new environment we're living in this is all is all for hospitals to it's not a a new computer software system those building from scratch in order to. Provide payments to hospitals no Sir okay thank you. Any other questions for DHS. Thank you Mr white any other questions on any of these items in the sea for. This is a motion to approve will include the supplemental agenda as did the last one on the item three so I have a motion and a second I have a second any discussion on approval of item C. for with including the supplemental agenda. All in favor say aye opposed no motion carried C. five. Thank you Mr chair C. five. Is the shared service appropriation transfer request fiscal twenty one in the fiscal session cabinet level departments received in New salary section paying account of preparation and the special language section which allow the department to transfer funds appropriation and positions relayed the shared services. Answers are limited to services provided for multiple divisions of the department and require prior approval they'll see according to the special language the transfer authorities provided for efficiencies into eliminate duplication of services including without limitation to administration human resources procurement communications fleet operations and information services the third page of the schedule of all appropriation transfers. And this just shows eleven cabinet level departments with fifty eight point five eight million in appropriation transfers position transfers associate with your services we taken up by a healthy personnel subcommittee in the next meeting. All right the miss purpose could you come forward. Identify yourself for the record please. Good morning I'm in Purvis chief of staff for transformation insured services. Miss purposes I've had some questions just with respect to The you know that the allocation of the expenditures back to the different departments do we have any kind of a budget as for as different departments how much will they should share the expense of the secretary or the administrative office of the how with the expenses be allocated to the different apartments within each of our different divisions within each of us department to secretary level right the department's may be a little bit unique in and of themselves on how they allocate the particular funds I've been dealing with cost allocation for the last fifteen years of my career and some of what you do is have to allocate based on objective criteria and you also have to if there's federal programs is federal regulations that show how you allocate costs back and how you share those administrative costs back to the different funding sources and streams so each each department has we've been meeting with the chief of staff and kind of doing best practices across those chief of staff I know within the department of health where I last came from it's a very intricate model of cost allocation based upon basically billable hours a fifteen minute increments and plus an indirect cost rate and so what that would be that would be charged back to federal program but it will also be charged back to special revenue streams in order to support that those shared services that existed whether it was I. T. legal of finance human resources all those traditional shared services across the department. Do you have any proposed budget of the even though that may be that that may change as time goes on depending on the the amount of time someone has to devote but do you have a proposed budget the L. on what each of these departments how much each of these departments will absorb of the expense I think that's kind of currently what we're doing right now today is because this goes into our next fiscal year is if you remember during the fiscal session we this is the authority for us to start really operationalize what what we'd like to see happen within that shared service model and that would create the budgetary backbone in order to make it happen the that's right and if I can jump in here the route the documentation we sent over was a little hard to to decipher because it's kind of down in the weeds on a on accounting level but within that you see the transfers of which departments are which divisions within departments are going to contribute appropriation to the shared services model I think what I did was I put together a spreadsheet to one pager that shows the amounts bye bye type C. got by commitment item yet salary you got operating expenses Exeter center each one of those are contributed out we can certainly break out every departments of budget as proposed by each how much is coming from each division and what card. And and I understand that we the what we if approved the gone with the shared services in fiscal session but we uh we've approved transformation a year ago and I guess it bothers me so that we at least do not have a tentative budget and when we do a budget at the bank where I work you know that it that sometimes you tweak that throughout the year but you have an expectation is beginning of the year of of your income expense and how you're going to allocate those expenses in our case between different branches or divisions within the bank and it seems that we should have that rather than working on blind faith. We do in some ways Senator what we have is the main operationally we almost have to do that in order to make sure we stay within budget and to stay within the cash flow within the particular departments so you know to just so we're all restricted to what all those different appropriations are initially within those commitment on Ms and if we were wanting to change any of that would have to go through legislative review process in order to do that and approval so what you see is most of the departments have that have gone through this this different change have really tied to try to stay within a framework that's within their current budgetary ups of all authority with this will do is allow us to line that up words more readily available to everyone outside our operations this this is how we're going to going to do this moving forward so you would see those line items within either the secretary's office within our shared services within your as you do your procreation or your budget next year. And. Mr really mentioned ended and it is hard from our peer packet which is just the appropriation transfer but if you match that up with the of personnel packet that's coming at eleven o'clock then you see the specific jobs and job titles are being transferred now with respect to that or that were there discussions on on each of the jobs that were being transferred to shared services were there discussions with their supervisor or their department head as to the. Whether they have excess time to work in other areas. The I think it depends on each department I know that that was you still have to get the work done within the department as a whole within all the different divisions and so I know that from our experience at TSS like I can say that as we move to a shared Sir because we were really kind of a new departments we had to get some assured services were very quickly as I moved you know people task them to do some other things they were not used to the type of the load of work that I was asking them to do but the same time you know one of the things that they said as I'm having to work a lot harder. But they didn't have to do any overtime or anything like that it's just that they were doing a full day's work so one of the things that you see as you pull these these come cotton combined these different responsibilities as you see efficiencies first of all the second thing you see is is is you also going to start seeing some cost savings as you have attrition take place but I know that was a lot of the conversations we've had over the last year with the different chief of the CFO's the chief of staff as we talk about you know how to how can we operationalize this in such a manner as we still get all the work done we need to get done by the same time we we create these operational efficiencies. If a position is moved to shared services then is there supervisor it's within the shared services model and so it depends you know one of the things we did at TSS as we brought all the attorneys within the different divisions we said okay we're gonna make a shared service out of our different attorneys and we were we didn't have as many funding issues because they're basically funded out of the same type of funds but what that has done no is created some operational efficiencies where we have to break an attorney slot so we will not feel because we don't need to the other thing it did is it is that there was two reviews going on with contracts one at the department of information systems and one of the office of state procurement by pulling that position into the office of state procurement there's only one review and that's at the front end before you start you know before you put it our F. P. out to the vendor knows with the terms and conditions so that is really saved a lot of time and effort so those the type of things that we're all looking towards crossed government. Senator Teague you're recognized. Karen eight. You know what I look at this department actor catchment one appropriation transfer listing. I think it's page three maybe but I will swear that the Senate is since the five. and it talks about commitment trick don't mean squat to me. so I ask miss court right and she explain this were. Pedro Simone were matching and that kind of thing I see no value in getting this document if we can tell what the heck it does it the staff can give us of a document that we can understand tell what it is. Then the and maybe that documents going to be a personnel but I don't see any value to be in there that's trying to prove it before before we get a I think we you have to go to personnel to really see what they were doing and and look at that but Mr believe you're recognized well if you if you remember the first time I apologize about that does the pack and submission was put together by our office and and it it gets down into the weeds on what exactly we're doing I tried to try to convey that by putting together the one pager that I think is on the front here it should show you the amounts and the types instead of referring to commitment items it it breaks it down by regular salaries matching that sort of thing but during a budget hearings I think there was a discussion about which subcommittee they'll see would be best to hear different pieces of this and I think the folks over personnel had wanted to handle the purse the position transfers that was a specific request that was made so as a result we've got kind of the a two part process here this morning where we handle the appropriations transfers this morning and then personnel will look at the position transfers center Malek is absolutely correct though in that you really have to look at both together to figure out how these assured services operations are going to be set up was center Malek Tanasi just that we get those. Personnel forms of included in our packet to just so we can look at a home we're here and and. Mr bleed it's when you get down the Weezer you make me really nervous as you mail I don't trust the process at all and miss Purvis I trust you an actress K. but I don't trust the process and The more clarity idea. Or I can tell what's happened in the easier it is for me to buy it yes Sir Senate Mr Senator I to agree I mean I had to even though I'm very familiar with this I had to write a lot of personal notes for me to be able to track between the two different reports and so I think what will will day we've taken this clear notice that what we'll go back and see if we can make it more user friendly even to the leadership within the different departments. And thank you and I do agree that of a personnel needed to look at the positions I mean that's the proper place for them but it's just we can't tell really what the appropriation does without seeing the to the actual jobs that are being transferred of now senator Teague the question now is how many do you need that to consider this further today. Okay but let's get that we go to senator Hickey. Thank you Mr chair I guess so as for this number five I've got a big struggle with just even doing parts of it and the parts that I have to struggle with is is due to the whenever we passed the transformation bill in the session as it relates to the department of a the plant board specifically and then also. Securities insurance and banking whenever we passed transformation we put some language within the bill that those response animal paraphrase but they're supposed to be independent and actually I believe that we even allowed at least through insurance banking and securities that they would have the sole authority to actually hire their employees so I don't really that was all and I don't know we're miss Fletcher is today but that was what we were always told whatever we were doing this long two thousand page transformation bill and that's the way we structured now we did go ahead and agree that banking. Securities. An insurance would be under the commerce department we actually pulled public service commission PSC totally out as a stand alone but we agreed not to do that as long as we had those agreement so Mr chair out I struggle that. That we can even allow that at all I don't think that that was the intent of the General Assembly at that time I know that the bill was a long bill. And that many of our members were not able to read a two thousand page bill and they were coming to the members of state agencies Senate state agencies and making sure that they understood and that's what we were not related to multiple members so with that I won't be able to to vote for this the way with those particular entities in their. I thank senator Hickey and and let me make a comment then you can respond miss Purvis up. Going back to two thousand nineteen course I know senator Hickey senator Caldwell in a lot of others were much more involved in this because they were on state agencies but there was a lot of debate and I'm most familiar with State Bank department but only even legal requirements of of who has supervision of those who who has access to their data and the negotiations on the entire transformation build ended up pulling out as I recall particularly those three divisions that were cash only divisions of banking securities and insurance and the response that you gave one of my earlier questions with respect to who supervises shared service employees of of someone with insured services I don't think that's consistent with law of. Committee on banking and and I think probably with securities and insurance what what was added back when transformation was passed and and and that even though we've got a look at the document the representations two members of the legislature at the time that were working on this was that for the book basically with respect to banking insurance and securities that would change of now you know I'm all for efficiencies I think in many places what you're doing is very good but I think with respect to. Of the some of the employees of those separate divisions that are cash agency divisions of the banking which again is completely case funded must maintain a separate computer system by federal law by privacy law people just anybody can have access to that it has to be a Bank department employee of the those employees from information I have basically have full time jobs where they are they're they're fully funded again by fees I'm not by any general revenue so I think I will be with senator Hickey at least on those three agencies I'm most familiar with I do not recall exactly what's in the bill on the some of the the the plant board or some of those and I AG but any any comments a response right senator I did not mean to miss speak on any of that but by far the general approach is is the shared services model through the departments are going to be Sir will be centralized in that operationally that they'll be controlled within that because that's what makes the most sense and we certainly don't be in compliance with the law but as far as the details of how the department of commerce's addressing this it really is post the department of commerce should be best suited to reply to those particular questions at that and again I'll say this that I may not agree with the concept approach in most cases but it we've got these that we dealt with legislatively that I'm I'm going to have some concern about mystically and if I can the then obviously it and absolutely correct we're going to comply with the law hundred percent there's no intent here to to to somehow another avoid that you know if you read the first I think a dozen or so pages the transformation act it definitely emphasizes the need in the benefit of setting up shared services appropriations and certainly when it comes to the programmatic operations of the different state agencies the actual carrying out the mission of that agency none of that is intended to change to this this is really to set up that administrative background so that those agencies not only save money that can be for. Read up in a lot of ways to focus on their core mission so that those secretaries are directors are tied up with some of the more administrative nature of their jobs. And and I understand that it's just and hear some language where the secretary and and this was added or during negotiations on the bills the sector shall delegate the authority to hire employees and to make employment contracts and I think manager directly oversees all the employees and that's delegated to the insurance commissioner bank commissioner and securities commissioner in the language so I'm just trying to make sure that we stay consistent with that. Any other questions. I could you know senator Hickey but I thank you live back up. You have a motion. Well I can My motion will be to approve item C. five. With the exception. Of the department of ag. A and the department of commerce under the department of agriculture is it would relate to. employees of the plant board. And under B. for department of commerce as it would relate to employees of insurance securities and banking. Is that plain enough Mr bleed I think from our conversation you know what we're trying to do so if if I can we would need to go in and back out the appropriation necessary to support the salaries in match for employees of the plant board in Niagara and then for the employees of insurance security in banking as well as any associated appropriation FOR operating expenses capital outlay whatever yes and then those entities are supposed to retain that and again that was our agreement within the transformation bill whenever we pay a set. Yes Sir that's clear she. It. Tony with staff just told me something I needed to say that the appropriation goes with the positions and not the employees so that we were not that specific so that was a good point by him so I'll change it to save the positions not the employees of the ballot if I can we are we're transferring positions not and employees of course yes Sir so that's what we're going to change it to that my mistake in my original motion and and so the motion will be to approve these items with the exception of the plant board the. The appropriations. Of for the plant board and the appropriate should include salary and benefits of for any positions of the plant board that are being transferred and any positions in commerce that were that are related to the bank department securities department an insurance department. In the op any operational expense Spence's include also I believe what not blood pressure appropriation transfers with respect to the the positions with benefits. That okay well you alluded to the fact there was some operational cost in there would depends on the department if you look on the one pager here this this right here you can see that some of the shared services transfers also include some other operating expense will include including operational expenses that are associated with those positions yes Sir that's correct thank you can I can I clarify just to make sure I understand the motion here's to approve each of the division of the requests because what we're seeking here is of course the prior approval to make some transfers and my understanding is that the the motion is to make these transfers conditional on our removing certain appropriations tied to certain positions is that correct. Yes. And it. It would be. The same as if you had submitted this with no appropriation request transfers to the bank department security department insurance department and any of those in the act that are related to plant board yes Sir. The chair represent Wardlaw at question on the motion And I understand this I just don't know if everyone in your understand this but this same motion will have to be made in person they'll. So that this carries through in my correct it it it needs dealt with I think for clip for clarity and personnel of now I have no we agree with the motion by the way I'm just the main question wouldn't be there. But we need it for for clarity it should be that within personnel as well thank you. Are we have a motion and a second is there any discussion on the motion. All in favor say aye. All opposed no motion carried. Moved to see six. Thank you Mr this subsection C. six is a request from the restricted reserve fund this is a letter from the CFO recommending a transfer of three million from the restricted reserve fund to the department of education the funds will be used to support the succeed scholarship program for that twenty twenty twenty twenty one school year this program provides scholarships for students with disabilities to attend private schools. Any questions on this item. Not to have a motion to approve I have a motion and second any discussion all in favor say aye. Pose no motion carried. Arms approved C. seven. Thank you Mr chair the last item for approval is subsection C. seven this is the state central services deduction we'll see the letter from the CFO requesting to maintain that two point one deduction on general and special revenues to fund those agencies supported by the state central services fund Arkansas code requires a seafood to determine an appropriate percentage deduction between two and three percent and obtain the approval of a LC. Any questions on this item. Not entered entertain a motion to approve I have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed no motion carried item the. Thank you Mr section the or the appropriation of fund transfer request that do not require approval these review items the first one is a letter from the public defender commission Arkansas commission FOR parent council. Language the commission's bill allows the director to make appropriation transfers after purview bail seeing according to the letter the commission requests transferring three hundred and twenty thousand from extra help line item and city two hundred ninety of that to legal services the refunds line item and thirty thousand to the operating expenses adjustments were made to the budget been real when relocating from the commission I'm sorry to the commission from the administrative office of the courts this transfer will corrected budget allowing us to be at the ready for contracts in operating senses a similar request is made in December for fiscal year twenty. Sure that is I'm the any questions on this item. Model stand reviewed autumn E.. Moving to section the were a budget classification transfer request these request agencies to make a transfer among the five sub items that means and Gen operation this first section II one our request for the current fiscal year it's fiscal year twenty. believes only one item on the agenda is a recall request for the department of agriculture forestry operations and it's to transfer twenty two thousand spending authority from Compton travel to professional fees the transfer will allow the agency to cover fire suppression costs that increase due to a new contract sure those requests for fiscal year twenty. Any. Any questions. Senator Teague. Mister chairman of the significant increases seems to me do we know a lot. We got a part of a lot of. Yep. We can do it later but just give status and if it's on forestry you Mr fox's out there. Wes four St Joe out there. Would you will identify yourself for the record please. Yes Sir west for Arkansas part of our culture. Joe fox Farsi division Arkansas department of agriculture thank you senator Teague you're recognized. Mr box that's significant increases in the cost of a I guess our of bar suppression I'm trying to understand what went up so high. We we have a new contract it's up by sixty percent. this is a continuation of that contract with a single engineer tankers the former with us same same person who was doing it and they went out that how much. If if I'm understanding what which item we're looking at it's the same price as last year. I thought it went from eight fifty to fourteen twenty five it did but that's been a we've been operating in FY twenty in on fourteen twenty five. To fourteen twenty five fourteen the budget now. Should be that should be what's in the budget now we've been operating on fourteen twenty five all of this fiscal year. So the the. The second year we're we're looking at the second year of the Henry aerial contract. Mister fox are are footnote just. States that it's because the cost of the new contract with may fifty to fourteen twenty five but we don't have a time of when that contract changed see that and that and course we got this we're looking in fiscal year twenty right now but we will have the same request for fiscal year twenty one. Total if you believe you've already been paying fourteen twenty five for most of this past year all of this past year. And so that's reason you ran out of appropriation I suppose so. Senate thing else I'm good with thank you. Any other questions on this item. If not it would. Senator Irvin I think it just may being submit some additional information about the contract and why it went up so drastically would be beneficial to the members of the committee especially if it's like this if it's a current vendor instead of a new vendor it just be good to know why it went up so much it was a new vendor in FY twenty okay vendor did not bitter contract hi four FY twenty and that's that's here do we have more than one bid on this contract to you know do you remember think we just to in we had we had hoped for three bids and got one bead K. yet that just might be confirmed Tuesday it's Tuesday at two bits later we get information get that information to our staff the new get it to the members yes we do that thank you Mr Foxman. All right see thirty three who the **** up hammer. Senator hammer you're recognized. Which fox over here too far left that reimbursement rate it that is for actual time flown is that correct or is that a guaranteed set amount. Eighty five percent of fourteen twenty five is for them sitting there to be on call so so we do point eight five of the of the hourly rate when they sit there so no it's not all for flying there's a good bit of flying in this in the payments that we've made for this year so the fourteen twenty five is when they're flying but the a percentage of that is going to be paid to them regardless just be ready to go when you need them that's correct okay and flying time based on what you're experiencing this year. If you're flying time up or down. Stem slightly those are going to have an overall impact I mean we're getting worse case numbers here based on previous experience but it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to spend all that is gonna be driven by how much flight time you actually have this correct Arkansas thank you. Or I don't see any other questions so if there's nothing else that item E. one will be considered reviewed will move to a two. Thank you Mr E. two is the fiscal year twenty one budget class fate classification transfer requests and the first item is for the department agricultural force operations this is similar to the request for his beer twenty it's a transfer twenty thousand to professional fees to cover the increased cost of fire suppression. The next item is FOR the department that consul natural resource commission it's request transfer fifty thousand spending authority from professional fees to operate expenses the transfer will allow the department to migrate the Arkansas water use database for the USGS water science center. The next item is for the department of finance administration Arkansas tobacco control this is a request to transfer twenty two thousand from operating expenses the capital outlay the transfer will out purchase of the vehicle and hand held radios. I'm sorry those are handled raised for the vehicle in at radios for the vehicle and that are had held the next item is for the department of finance administration management services this is a request to transfer ten thousand from operating expenses to conference and travel the transfer will mandatory training for disbursements of grant awards. Next item is item number five this department of finance administration management services this is a request to transfer five thousand from operating expenses to comfort and travel the transfer will staff from the governor's council on developmental disabilities to attend conferences relates to administration of grant awards. Next item number six is for the department of education division of higher education it's request a transfer a hundred twenty thousand for professional fees operating expenses the transfer allow the department to move appropriation to the correct expense category for the universal scholarship program. Next item is number seven for the department of education division of higher education it's request transfer fifty thousand spending authority from the professional fees to operate expenses the transfer will allow the department to move the preparation the correct expense category for IT expenses. item number eight is for the department of public safety division of emergency management this is a request to transfer five thousand it's being forty from operates offenses to convert to travel the transfer will training for staff working on the Arkansas wireless information network Mr those are the fiscal year twenty one be city requests. All right who will get in seats of forty two represented fight you're recognized. Thank you Mr chairman question is about item four and five department of finance administration management services division. Who who would we have for that. Identify yourself for the record again please and then Representative fight has a question. Melanie hi slip DFA office of administrative services administrator. Absent a fight over here yes thank you here I am yes ma'am my question on both of these it mentions that mandatory training for the disbursement of right of grant awards it says these are not consistently scheduled in the date tree that was short notice why is that it is this happen every year that no one knows about these conferences that are coming out then they're just spur of the moment I'm not quite understanding this some of the current as some of the programs that is correct the the the training that is offered in the conferences that they attend are not scheduled far in advance so they may be a few months in advance can you give me an example of that I'm. Specifically some of the inter governmental services grants so the DOJ the department of justice grants the of. The FIPS the and the stop grant some of the errors are a little bit more last minute on the actual timing they know it's going to come they don't know exactly we and and I've also like governor's council has also been attending more conferences and to help their program and to make it better. I have a follow up. Go ahead yes I'm assuming this will all change due to covet nineteen that we're not really having conferences at this point yes ma'am and that is correct this is an in anticipation of something going the opposite way on cope with obviously if there if the code would have been and continues or the pandemic and it continues the nightmare may not use this appropriation at all it can in if I can just jump in one of things we might see is actually conferences or or or events that were scheduled this year were cancelled once worked through all this assuming we do get through it we might see those scheduled somewhat short notice to make up for what had been lost so we might actually see an increase in some of the the requirements for staff to attend these these conferences next year with the short turnaround. Thank you. Any other questions this out of. If not the the item he too will be considered reviewed. Move to a health. Thank you Mr section F. begins our miscellaneous fellow grant appropriation request these request agencies to increase spending authority of federal funds resulting from an unanticipated unanticipated federal grant award the first section F. one are for quest for the current fiscal year that's fiscal year twenty. I'm number one is for the department of health it's request for two hundred and forty thousand twenty eight in appropriation to spend federal funds they have a grant from health resources and services administration for the Ryan white part B. programs respond to corona virus is items hundreds in federally funded. item number two is also for the department health it's a request for seven hundred fifty thousand a preparation to spend federal funds into establish one position another grant from the health resources and services session will expand access to HIV care and treatment this item is a hundred in federally funded and the position a grants manager will be reviewed the personnel committee for titling grade. The next item number three is for the department of finance administration it's request for three hundred sixteen thousand and appropriations been federal funds they have a grant for the US department of health and Human Services to increase public awareness and prevent family domestic and dating violence as well as provide immediate shelter and support services for victims of family violence. This request knows the funds will be used for victims of violence related to covert nineteen this item is a hundred in federally funded. The next item number four is for the department of commerce division workforce services it's a request for one twenty million a preparation to spend federal funds into established one position evergreen to collaborate with adult education and restore hope to provide assessment education and training to low income individuals in Arkansas this item the hundreds in fairly funded and the position and AC E. program adviser will be reviewed in the personal committee for titling grade. Sure those in a fiscal year twenty request remake G. any questions on any of these items not they'll stand reviewed if to. Mr section the F. two is the fiscal year twenty one miss instead of a grant appropriation requests and the first item number one is department of energy environment it's request for a point two million appropriations been federal funds they have a grant for the US department of health and Human Services to provide additional support from low income households meeting energy needs during covert nineteen this item is a hundred percent fairly funded. Next item number two is for the department of commerce insurance department it's request for four hundred seventeen thousand and appropriations in federal funds they have a grant for the department of health and Human Services to disperse information and assistance to senior citizens with health insurance needs this item is one hundred and fairly funded. Next item number three for the department of health it's requests FOR six point two million appropriation to spend federal funds they have a grant from the CDC to cover estimated costs associated with would nineteen which includes epidemiology surveillance data management laboratory testing quarantine expenses and more this item is a hundred percent fairly funded. Next item number force also department health its request for a little over two million appropriations been federal funds into established one position it's another from the CDC to improve diabetes and cardiovascular disease outcomes among our Kansans this item is attempted fairly funded and the position and nursing program coordinator will be reviewed by the personnel committee for titling great. The next item is again department health request for two point six million appropriation to spend federal funds into a status one position they have a grant from the CDC for the overdose to action program this item is one hundred and fairly funded and the positions and epidemiologist will be reviewed by personal committee for titling great. A next item is number six for the department of Human Services division of aging adult and behavioral health it's request for two point nine million appropriation to spend federal funds they have a grant from the US department of health and Human Services FOR the support services family caregiver support program an ombudsman program from the cares act is items hundreds in fairly fund. Next item number seven is again the prevention services division of aging adult and behavioral health it's requests for four point four million and appropriations been federal funds they have a green for the department of Human Services for nutrition services from the cares ACT and decided was a hundred internal funded. Next item number eight is for the department of parks here Jim tourism this for state archives it's request for two hundred eighty four thousand in appropriations been federal funds they have a grant for the national endowment of the arts to select digitized and make available to the library Congress second round of historic newspapers publish in Arkansas and this I require the twenty five percent to the match. The next item is number nine department of parks this is the mosaic Templars cultural center it's request for two engine forty thousand appropriation to spend federal funds they have a grant for the institute museum and library services to open exhibit for children ages three nine called same different amazing and focused on race design requires a fifty percent they match. Next item number ten for the department health it's requests for seventy three million an appropriation to spend federal funds the evergreen for CC to provide resources for coronavirus testing program and this item is one hundred percent federally funded. Next item number eleven is for the party he was services child care and early childhood education it's request for ten point five million appropriations in federal funds evergreen for the USDA through the cares act for the food and nutrition program and the emergency feeding program this item is a hundred in fairly funded. Next item number twelve for the department Human Services division of county operations it's a request for a little over seven million in preparation to spend federal funds eva green for the US department of housing to respond to front of ours among individuals among individuals and families were homeless this item is a hundred and fairly funded. item thirteen is the department of commerce division of services for the blind is request for seventy three thousand preparations in federal funds they have a grant from the department of health and Human Services to continue independent living services to consumers and fiscal year twenty one and this item is one hundred and fairly funded. Next item number fourteen for the department of commerce division service for the blind its request for four hundred fifty seven thousand appropriations been federal funds they have a grant to continue services to older blind or visually impaired customers and physically between one again this items Henderson fairly funded. Next item number fifteen for the department military it's request for four point four million appropriation to spend federal funds they have a grant from the National Guard bureau of the budget bass to update our budget based on past expenditures and projected costs and funding it's one hundred and fairly funded. Nicks items again party military it's requests FOR six point nine million appropriation to a different section to spend federal funds they've a grant from the National Guard bureau to again update the budget based on past expansions and print project costs and funding I'm sorry the projected cost funding this items has been fairly funded. Number seventeen for the department of Human Services division of child care and early childhood education it's request for fifty five point six million appropriation to spend federal funds they have a grant from the department of health and Human Services to serve more eligible children and families of early childhood assistance and to provide more training opportunities to early childhood educators this item is one hopes it fairly funded. And narrow number eighteen department of Human Services division of county operations it's a request for six point nine million appropriations in federal funds they have a grant from the US administration for children and families to address poverty at the committee level this item is one percent fairly funded. Number nineteen is department of education division of elementary and secondary education it's requests for thirty point six million appropriation to spend federal funds they have a grant from US department of education to provide support for carrying out emergency education services is items hundreds in fairly funded. And the last item for fiscal twenty one it is the department of education division of elementary and secondary education it's request for one hundred twenty eight point seven million dollars in a preparation to spend federal funds they have a green for the US department of education to provide districts with emergency relief funds and this item is one percent federally funded sure those re emit G. request for fiscal year twenty one Senate Russia recognized of staff probably can answer this is any of this and being the federal monies occurs act and all is any of this appropriation require spending to be done. While the governor's emergency declaration is in effect. There is that the deferred to the if they like question. Jake plead with the if they Budget Office you're recognized yes Sir I don't know if any of the appropriation requires any the the funding to be spent. During the governor's emergency direct declaration I'm not you know course that depends on how long the emergency continues but this is in FY twenty one miscellaneous federal grant appropriation so what would give us potentially the authority to release those funds during that time live. When when the time comes to lift the emergency declaration it doesn't put this funding in jeopardy that it go ahead and be spent no Sir and a we would not limit the our ability to exercise the appropriation thank you appreciate it thank Mister senator when you're recognized. All up I hate it I'm sorry. Thank you on the The direct funding that elementary and secondary out emergency relief funds for the education the hundred twenty eight million. Or so. Wouldn't for their specific did they have specific expenditures that were allowable for that money and yeah but probably department of that and are you all tracking that to see how those districts are spending that money I just I would like to know. Or are you all going to be given a report about that at the Education Committee those are three questions this Rick thank Greg Rogers farm education so Yes that means that they they are there is there was a a formula to how the hundred twenty eight million dollars given out to school districts and also in the cares act there were requirements of what it could be spent on there were for assurances that each district had to send to assure that they would use it for food security direct student services technology and systematic continuation so those that's where the under twenty million has to be identified to be used for we've already set at the abscam codes and with on our accounting system so we can track how that is being spent and additionally it is on a reimbursement basis kinda like our title one funds also work so we put all those differences shirts and in place to make sure that what they're being spent on it we can track that report that to to the education meeting time once we get going with the okay yeah I mean I'm not on Education Committee but I'm really interested in seeing how all this money is going to be spent by the school districts I think it's really important as part of our conversation on technology and broadband. So I just add me to that list I suppose are all attend that committee meeting with the proper time thank you cloture vote thank you Mr chair doing now the number of schools that received money. Sell on the hundred women to all of them got a little bit because it as long as they were a title one eligible school and I think there's only two. Enrollment charters that don't participate in that might be one I can't remember but all the schools should have got will receipt be eligible to receive some of that funding based off their title one allocation which was set and the federals cares ACT house distributed Mr chair I would like to recommend that this whole committee get that same report it's going to go to education so everybody's on the same page or staff can do that. March siga no further questions this I will stand reviewed thank you. Move to F. three. Thank you Mr chair F. three are the miscellaneous federal grant program appropriation continuation requests all items on this schedule reviewed earlier this fiscal year agencies on this is requested to continue projects into the new fiscal year that starts in July all amounts are at or below what was your question fiscal year twenty all total agency requesting almost seventy nine million spending authority and twenty four positions that were originally reviewed in fiscal year twenty to continue into fiscal year twenty one. Again this is just a continuation any questions. If not that I will stand reviewed moving to agenda item G.. This chair section G. or the performance fund pay plan of holding account transfer requests. on the second page of his schedule these request by agencies to increase spending authority to pay regular salaries extra help personal services matching or for transfer of funding from the performance fund there are two agencies in the regular gin reported transfer of thirty seven thousand five and six two from the forms from the performance fund both the capitol zoning commission and the Arkansas Geological Survey site performance raises in other regular salary adjustments as the need for more funding there are two more agencies and those are on the supplemental agenda requesting PAYPLAN appropriation these are on found on page eleven and twelve of the personal agenda. On page eleven is a request from the DFA revenue services to increase spending authority for overtime due to support from the pandemic unemployment assistance program this is similar to items reviewed in various the preparation and on page twelve it is another request for the if a major services for the same reason to increase spending authority for overtime also due to support for the pandemic unemployment assistance program that's for five thousand dollars this year those are the performance fund transfers and PAYPLAN corporation increase requests any questions on any of these items. If not that agenda item including the supplemental agenda will be reviewed consider reviewed. H. thank you Mr chair moving to section HR are the month reports the first one the rainy day fund report and it shows funding coming distributions as of the end of may the last table the by the paid shills project distributions in a fund balance of sixteen million one hundred eighty nine thousand eight hundred thirty seven dollars. next item H. two is the budget stabilization trust fund report and shows quite hatch flow loan throughout the fiscal year. As of the end of may there are nineteen point two million housing loans in the cash balance is a hundred eighty million. H. three is the tobacco settlement report and this report gives a summary of income fund balances investments actual payments the state and on the second page all expenses by fiscal year. H. four is the state central services fund report and this report shows the fund balance and disbursements as wells expenditures of each agency supported by the fund. In our last report is a new report to the committee this is the cares ACT report at last month's meeting the committee request report on appropriation fund request regarding the cares act and that is in the two reports that ARE before you today. Those are separate reports that ARE filed are there any questions on any of those. If not of. Members of thank you for your attention and for taking care of business today do we had a long agenda there's personnel scheduled eleven o'clock we're get that at ten fifty eight so I think we did bill you're the one that schedule the time just right Archie. It would what's our next meeting date. I would just just what's the calendar for the next meeting date if there is nothing else then we are adjourned.