Joint Budget Committee

Well Joint Budget order. We got a lot to do this morning first item on the agenda is the JBC Pierre of subcommittee report I think Mr representative Hodges has that report you're recognized Sir thank you share the peer subcommittee met on Wednesday February 23 the subcommittee receive reports reviewed request and approved the following items there's temporary appropriation increases American rescue plan appropriation increases and shared services appropriation transfer. I move for adoption of this report. I have a motion to adopt a port in a second any discussion. All in favor say aye any opposed. Transaction. Yes Sir thank you Mr chairman we're on item B. 2 and this is for reporting only is required to special language trying to be too is Department of Arkansas State Police report regarding the activity condition of the uniformed employee health insurance plan. This report only vote item 3. Transaction Mr chairman item B. 3 this is Arkansas securities department this is a quarterly report also percent special language. Okay no questions on that report will go to item for. Before this is a contract disclosure for representative. Since the representative is a partner of any organization currently serving a term any is currently serving a term as representative this disclosures required. This is for disclosure only no questions will go to number 5. Okay Mister chairman I to V. 5 this is a request by the Arkansas game and fish commission to amend their bill Senate bill 12 it has positions and special language. Please send this personnel special language. All right members. Hold on. Hi today days. Okay. All right members before we go any further we have to hand out. S. staff added amount yet. One was to the special language hand out first. And to do this we need up to suspend the rules. Mod motion of a second any discussion all in favor say aye. The staff on hand at the handout. All right. Okay the. Yeah. Mr chairman. You all the members have a hand out you don't have one raise your hand. Representative Cavenaugh off you're recognized. Thank you Mister chair Mister the special language subcommittee Joint Budget met appointed German of both house and the Senate on Monday February 28 and mac 8 and made the following recommendations the special language into bills list on the report was reviewed it is recommended for approval and the bills are released from the special language subcommittee back to joint budget committee the special language in the 17 amendments on the report was reviewed and are recommended for approval to the amendment into the corresponding bills and the amendments are released on the subcommittee back to the Joint Budget Committee it is my understanding the sponsor of an amendment to SB 63 department of education would like to pull the Amendment item number 6 K. M. W. 076 from the report and replace it with a new amendment this will require suspension of the rules. We have a motion to suspend the rules for this album Senate second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed. I move with adoption the report with the exception of number 6 Amendment KTM W. M. 076 all right members we are. Moves motion to adopt a port except Senate bill 63 I have a motion and yes your motion. At a second any discussion represent love you've got questions. Okay we'll come trying to catch it what what what item is is what we're pulling out what is it what is Adam 6 Senate bill 63 to part of education and we've got the language that we're going to take up after after it's pulled out a vote on it separately. Okay Mr can you tell me just a little bit about what the bill has to deal with this transition. I'm getting a minute right now well Hey let's let's get the rest the packet out that will deal with it okay all right they will answer your questions are we have a motion on taking up of the special language except items 6 which Senate bill 63 have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed. Excuse me Revan Eubanks did I miss you. Go ahead thank you Mr chairman I had occurred I don't know if this is the proper time to do this I had a question about the number 5. All right. Go ahead the The Amendment struck some language regarding the state employee's as being. An eligible to be of trustee and I was wondering if that was inadvertent or if that was intentional and it's if it's standard for all higher ed's to have the same language as. To exclude these people from B. intrastate. All right. Senator Davis do you want to speak to their you want us to try to summarize appear. Thank you Mr where I can speak to it a little bit but and I'm happy to hear clarification from you guys as to whether or not it standard language that was not my understanding and in striking some of that language our purpose as many of you may know it's harder and harder to find people to fill positions on these boards and and like the way that we had it with the agricultural districts and which no longer exists we were only able to pull from a pool of around 30 County so we were trying to just make it statewide and we actually have you know some programs that are pretty strong like our agricultural program and and we may have some take a line that are not eligible to fill the trustee position because maybe they work for the state in some capacity and it makes them an eligible so really our purpose was just to widen the pool as and qualified applicants to serve on the board of trustees and we found that we were running into issues And with just little things like that where we knew people across state could be an added strength and so my intention was not to do anything that was out of the ordinary it was my understanding that you know this was comments I'm happy to hear clarification. Well that's exactly what I'm wanting also I just want to know if it's a standard procedure. For other. Institutions of higher education. Anybody here higher ed. The. The case of. Identify yourself and attendance recreation yes Nick FOR with the division of higher education. I do not believe that with with current boards of trustees that the statewide. Encompassing it is standard I'll have to look for each one to get you some confirmation on that but I do you know with the instance of removing the agriculture district district that was limiting because there there are no agriculture to 6 districts anymore. But I but I don't have a confirmation for you that all of the other trustees have the statewide coverage. Well I just received the tax from one university is says that you of a doesn't have. Doesn't have this language either but the rest of the universities do so I guess if we already have that exception for one I guess it really doesn't make a difference I just didn't want us to be doing something that wasn't consistent across the system's thank you Sir. Thank you. All right Hey we handed out The Amendment own Senate bill 63. Is handed out for the second. All right we need a motion to suspend the rules to consider it I have a motion and a second any discussion all. Take effect right now. All right all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Transition. Thank you Mr chairman that the hand out is for senate bill 63 department of education it is by representative ray this is for succeeds scholarship she should have the hand out in front of you Mr. Read the rate you want to speak on this for you good. Are you know Levin. Yeah okay go ahead. Thank you Mr chairman this is the amendment that passed a special language yesterday just after consulting with a couple members after the committee wanted to add in language to ensure that any unused funds would be returned to the Department at the end of the fiscal year and we've got several questions so representative Jeff failure record CBS Senator just feel you're recognized thank you Mr chair is there any evidence that the amount of money that we've already allocated is not enough. Yeah. So tell me what the shortfall is yeah absolutely so the the shortfall comes from 3 separate issues first the scholarships scholarship amounts for succeed are tied to the foundation funding education so when funding for succeed remains flat and education foundation funding goes up there's a lesser amount of scholarships can be issued with the same amount of money so that's one issue the second issue is that there's one time funding that is expiring and so if that findings not replace is going to be close to 200 families that are going to experience a disruption of probably not be able to persist in the program because and then have to change schools this fall and then the third problem as we know there's a significant wait list of families that are wanting to apply for the program but the funds are simply not available some thank you for the question look up. You say that the 200 how many families are involved in it already more like more info on how many students are involved in you saying 200 families but how many students are involved in sure there's currently 628 students enrolled in the program and you're saying that 200 of those will not be allowed to be enrolled if this doesn't pay approximately 200 I grow concerned because we had said we were going to cap at a certain amount. When we agree to to fund the succeed scholarship and it continues to grow exponentially which means then that if we're giving more money over here that we giving this money to public education that's my concern thank you. And regenerate just keeping my cot. Surveilling you're recognized for a question. Thank you Mr chair up I I'd like to if you would represent a ray explain what significant wait list means did you somewhere I thought I thought you said that I'm not sure I got it yeah absolutely so what I mean by that is when the department of education opens enrollment for the succeed scholarship the slots fill up almost instantaneously I'm not embellishing when I say that the last time enrollment was open all of the available slots filled up in less than an hour between 30 and 45 minutes you know to use an analogy that I think a lot of folks in this room I appreciate Sir like if Garth Brooks came to Senate back Simmons bank arena those tickets would be gone instantaneously so we know from the Department doesn't keep a waiting list for say just when the funding fills up close enrollment but I can tell you from contacts to the scholarship granting organization there's over 150 families that would apply immediately if funding were available so thank you so how do we know our Mr maybe somebody from the department of education. How do we know what the wait list is because I mean it's a. Because we did spend filling up you know there's a point of which Garth Brooks can't won't fill up the arena and so that's the and that's kind of what I'm thinking here. Are we is is are we are you trying to get some of the point that we can there is an indefinite number of people who can apply and just be funded or. Are we at some point going to say here's the cut off no Sir what we're just try what I'm just trying to do is make sure that the the the number of individuals who are wanting to apply it is met by the appropriate amount of funding that's all your may I ask the department of education and education going forward Lee. You Miss robbers job identify yourselves and then you can. After senator Elliots question Jon Kate part of education. Greg Rogers to fund education. I didn't know I'd be the one that had the first question for you secretary when I saw you come in and welcoming you can you tell me anything about a wait list for the succeed scholarship that the department is aware of that might be helpful representative ray is correct we do not keep wait list once the number of allotted scholarships are awarded with some exception because there's all it's hard to find that hard stop but once we have a ward and all those we do not collect and keep any additional qualifying students on a wait list or anything like that so when when you say once we have failed be applauded exactly what does that mean that means the total dollar amount of money allocated divided by the the whatever the foundation funding is for that year that gives us that target number of students scholarships that we would be failing okay so right now we have been allotted amount and once that amount is gone but will just if you would we just accept students based on that amount that we have now correct and when when it's gone it's gone correct yes we are adding subject to as there are students to come in and out of the system so we'd if if students drop off we do try to fill. You know those slides and so there's during the year there especially around the semester into this first semester there's some transition that happens but we try to keep it that but that target level based on the funding amount and finally have we worked out any kind of accountability system for the success or non success for the scholarships House center to my understanding that under the statute that was passed a few years ago the next report is going to be discussed at the next Education Committee meeting on the succeed scholarship program so have been providing information to bill are on that okay so if we passes today. We don't we'll get a report that will have no impact on whether or not we're adding more money to something that we don't know how it was performing with that be assumptions that seem to make sense to you or not. If we pass this today we don't have an Education Committee meeting till next week right would be finding something that presently based on a lot we don't know how it's performing is that not correct yeah I think you could make that statement I also know that the that report was designed for member correctly to help guide the committee on the the next biennium yes I will say to because I figure this question will come up we're showing 600 46 thank a written right 9628 so we're not far off but again that that turn that happens within the system and. 61 of those or funded I'm from the federal funds that governor Hutchinson allocated all right thank you thank you both. Thank you senator or representative wouldn't you're recognized for a question thank you Mr chairman Mr secretary. How much is each governorship was the dollar value. $7182 for the school year in other words it's the same amount of money that's being paid to the public schools you take it away to give to the private school no it's not be taken away well it's a different line item but it's a separate line item was he. Representative ranges said as the foundation money increases the scholarship money goes now. That run the numbers scholarships would go to hell okay yes so basically we're taking taxpayers money and we're headed out to a private institution that we have no accountability for we don't know how other teachers what they're teaching we don't know the status of the school buildings we have no enforcement authority whatsoever is that correct. We have very very limited enforcement of regarding that anything we have is isolated to the scholarships under this program okay so you have funded 646. Use in representative rice said there may be 200 people waiting. And we're and we're doubling the amount of money to 6000000 is that what we're asking for you have asking for well I think generally that's what is amended yes so we're we're funding. If I may Mister chairman arms go ahead if if we're funding. 646 with 3000000 what a winning 6000000. To fund 200. If Rhoda and $7000 per one. Well with the federal funds you have to add that to the 3.3000000 that's that's the tell provided during the last session so it's actually 4.5000000 this year with the addition of the federal funds so I think that representative ray mentioned that he is seeking to recover those are not answering my I was trying to Sir it's you you're asking me if we can as in you I'm asking you why double the amount they were funding for just 200 I think he's wanting to account for the additional funding from the foundation funding and for the 61 students that are being paid for with federal funds and then I think he is seeking to expand the number of scholarships. Somewhat I don't know what that number would be. One more followup Mr one more. From may. 3. 3.5000000. Has been given out the correct. The US 3.3 as our line yes and. And you're saying. Understood that the law call for a report this is following up on Senator L. understood. We were supposed to receive a report report from you about that and we haven't we haven't gotten that no Sir that report comes from your of Legislative Research we've been working with the big bureau to provide information for a report. Report will be a certain standing that report be presented next week at Education Committee so here here we are again one more time I will be sure I understand. Foundation money. Being used. The firm private school what this is well no service isn't foundation funding the law actually prohibits us from using any money allocated for education so public school far adequacy none of the funding streams that go to fund the foundation funding can be used for this this is a separate line item funded through RSA. Thank you Mr chairman thank you Mr secretary all right Senator Hammer you're recognized they are usually 60 that you yes Sir are to the agency first if you would please current amount is 3300000 correct yes and that money will continue to go on if we turn down the additional request is that correct yes. And the number of students by your count 646 is that correct yes. And you do or do not know how many have been declined availability to the succeed scholarship. Because that's not track but will that come out in the report. That the bureau is working on hi I don't know if that's part of what's in reports and how do we get that number so that we know the. The third party group that administers the scholarships the the reform alliance I think they keep a record of how many students are on their way what they call the waiting list and we would just have to consult with them to get that information okay Mr master sponsored a question. Go ahead thank you. Represent raid you know the number from reform alliance as to how many are on the waiting list that are not able to get succeed scholarships now because lack of funding. Yes Sir Hammer of approximately 150 is the number that I receive from the scholarship granting organization so I just want to reiterate in response to your question because I think it's getting glossed over there some of these questions there's 3 layers that that feed into this issue the first is that the amount of the scholarship not the scholarship where the funds come from but the amount of the scholarship is tied to the amount of the foundation funding and so when the foundation funding goes up but the succeed scholarship funding stays flat a fewer number of scholarships can be issued so there's a there's approximately 202122 students who would not be able to persist in the program if the funding remained flat the additionally there's 1 time funding that service I thank ACT commissioner Keith said 100 68 students that would that would not would likely not be able to persist in the program and then you've got the waiting list on top of that that largely accounts for the amount being requested in the amendment. So the 3000000 300000 that is not going to be a number that will continue to go on because of the because of the 2 issues you cited out of 3 years the 3000000 300 no that that 3 that 3.5000000 would still be there okay problem is it would serve far fewer students so instead of instead of 640 some odd students you know there would be approximately 200 fewer students on the program all right and the justification between the 33 in the 63 though is based on the loss that is going to have to be added in order to accommodate those students that are otherwise going to lose it plus the hundred and 50 that the reform alliance have estimated that are sitting out there that do not have access to it is that how you have yes Sir is based on all 3 of those factors okay and then the last question is this of those that are currently the 600 46 for your number 628 do you know how many of those are foster kids because the law was changed several years ago that would allow for foster children to have access to this funding do you know what what the number of those students are I do not know the breakdown on that but I know from speaking with the leaders who work in foster care that they would very much support this being increased because there are foster children whose families want them to participate in the program but again the the the available slots are filled and so they cannot at this time and that report is going to show up. US secretary key that report is going to show the effectiveness efficiency the pass rate all the things that the public schools are held accountable to is that going to be included in that reported you know that. Not to the same degree I mean there's limitations as to the information that we're able to to get from the private schools but the tests that they use that whether nationally norm tests what type of test they are me that information is going to be provided I'm not sure about the actual. Achievement rates are performance rates on those exams succeeds been around awhile do you know based on previous reports approved previous information obtained that the students are performing any better. Then the where they were before thank you Mr chairman done thank you after the answers. Anecdotal mean from parents parent comments that they are doing better but we don't have any hard data that would signify either way. Okay thank you. All right members we got a lot of questions so if there's your questions already been after don't ask it again Senator Ingram. You're recognized well let me think of any questions you know I have of. Is there at I took from representive rays first but then I heard you say it is a third party administrator at regionally what he stated out I was under the misconception that of that the applications for this came through a D. but we have a we have a third party administrator the reform alliance that does this governorship granting organization I think was the correct term represent ray mentioned and it's called the it's the reform alliance and they work with us on the application process but the checks that actually go out a written you have to be written to the parents into the school and both means of both parties have to be involved in endorsing the checks for paying the tuition no we Senator Hickey with the utility and rent assistance we should come over to 80 for that recommendation of we appreciate the thought but we have had quite enough so what does the reform alliance of what is the the percentage money that they get for handling this with Adam get any they gets a letter dated they're not allowed to take keeping the money focused so is there any concern on the part of A. B. E. regarding doubling this money before we have a report to see whether or I mean we got a report coming next week is there any concern about doubling this money before we get this reporting in. We've we've not seen any issues that would cause great caution for us we work very hard to be on the processes for applications processes on disbursements processes on auditing processes on the the making sure that the money is going where it's supposed to go and we have not had we do not see any issues at this point with the process I think the volume because that's what you're talking about with adding money is the volume of of scholarships it it's to a point where I think to administer the program internally we're having a look to maybe. Not not add positions not have positions represent with but but getting some help to the office that gets a bit processes those that's the only concern that we've had obviously just operationally we work pretty hard to get it to streamline thank you chair. Thank you senator all right we're going back to second time around Senator just feel you're recognized thank you Mr chair at the impression seems to be that if these kids don't get into this program they don't have services there's not a single service that they provide the public schools don't already have is there. That that sparking that's correct I mean that the service is a. It's it's it's. School districts provider or required under law to provide services to children with special needs so as to be held accountable they have to provide at the end of the year they're all of these paid this all this paperwork which is precluding samples from going in especially that they have to fill out do they have the same requirements with 68 no they do not they do not so as we're sitting here were seeming to say that if these kids don't get into this program there's no program available I worked in the C. B. I. program for kids can even talk they had to have people who come in to change diapers we offer every level of service in the public schools. That any private entity will offer is that correct that is correct yes thank you very much. All right to the. Interview having that question yet you're recognized. Just quickly I know that there's several organizations that received a lot of money through the S. R. finds that also received administrative fees that they were able to collect can you name some of those. What. What an outside organizations. Well we can get to the list there's number of organizations that received grants grant funding I'm not sure that received grant funding yeah I'm not sure exactly. How to answer your questions make yeah with with the S. R. funds through the 3 different versions S. R. one answer to and I are PS or of a number of organizations have received funding that was tied to the goals of the federal legislation right but in that in that were they able to keep some of the money for themselves to be able to administer this grant I suit you're saying there would be some indirect costs that would be associated with that for the so the answer is yes they they did receive the ability to. Keep part of that answer money for that reason for stopping for some of the grants they administered so this is not outside of the norm at an outside organization would be involved in a similar situation all right that's correct in in in this case out of the norm that they don't keep any of the money for that yes that's what I was gonna say that out of the norm that right the funds are not they do not or not allowed keep any state funds foreign direct cost right okay that I just wanted to make sure I had that clarified thank yes. All right riveted wouldn't get the last question thank you Mr chairman Mr secretary or pursue. Senator Chesterfield questioning a little bit of how do you know. Private school has the same level of education offers the same program the public schools of hello how do you know that we we don't know about the private schools because we don't have access to her question or question was about the public schools our question was do public schools offer these services in an age she made the point that you said yes they offer the same programs at private schools public the so how do you know that they offer the same more or more depending on the level of severity of the disability okay so is it economic reason is it savings to they need to have reform alliance. An independent. Lobbyist group outside of the known. To use state money like this. Is it what does it say the the anyone. Well it it's cost avoidance there costs that we do not absorb into the department budget because of that limit let me follow up you said you all acting in process procedures and look at things and all that. How many people you got doing that over there we have one person one person yes. One person over C. 626 scholarships she's been doing it since it was limit under scholarship what we want we'll. What what are we gonna do for the other 445000 students in public schools how we gonna help them more I know we're given more funding. But every time we take $1 way that's a calendar coming known public school I don't care whether it's isn't in your budget or in state revenue. That's money we're losing. $7000 per student to 44 600 26. That's. 3000000 alone thank you all of used all that. So now what what benefit. Is this on a percentage basis when you look at 445 of the 0 kids that are going to public school. I can't give you that number this was a public policy decision that was made to create this program as well and that this was a public policy decision made by this body a few years to go to create this program so as far as percentage savings anything like that I mean that that's we we don't we're not calculating that it's a school choice program for for parents to pick where the kids go to get services anymore why do we use very formalized today just come up volunteer they've been working in in this environment in this field for several years and we were confident that there wasn't any other another organization out there are they working for private schools or they're working for a public school well you have to ask them there says thank you Mr chairman. Thank you representative will. All right we've got you know made a liar out of me got yelled ask more questions Senator Johnson you're recognized. Thank you chairman. Director is a school math and science a private school or public school. It's a special school it fits it fits into a different category. It's a it is under the you have a system so it's a of connected to higher education. The or those programs that are offered there they offered in a public school. The programs well I mean it is a specific math science school modeled after many others in the country so it is different than the offerings that typically happen at a traditional public school are they held to the same standards as public schools senator all respect was I got to see sellers. We use general funds for that okay one for I'm trying to figure out your line of questioning here. We don't know we're we are oversight of Arkansas school for math science and the art is limited they are subject to certain standards like public schools are. They are special school I would say fifth and second similar category is blind and deaf school so we we do have some special schools in the state that receives state funds how much in general funds with that school I would have to get that for you senator I'll get that information for the senator yes. All right thank you Houdin 14 all right reserved Godfrey you're recognized thank you Mr just quickly Secretary key over this like and to the point about public schools providing the special services that and students require students especially to require and we've seen Education Committee during adequacy study that are and funding for special services in the public schools and is lower than some of our our peer states would you say that most districts and schools would say that if they most public schools if they received additional funding to enhance and improve their special services that that funding would indeed that enhancement we help provide better services for for the students that better in their schools yes thank you. All right members see no other questions we need a motion to adopt the amendment on Senate bill I have a motion to have a second any discussion all in favor say aye. All opposed. I'll say that is have it. While at 3 hands all right wrist roll call it. Thank you Mr chairman we are real calling the handout for representative ray is Senate Amendment to Senate bill 63. Senator Elliot. No. Yes yes ma'am representative Shepherd. Yes. Senator Chesterville. No. The representative Eubanks yes. Senator English. First alternate Senator Tucker. Representative Holcomb. Right the year. What we're. Yes yes. Senator mark Johnson. Yeah representative Kenneth Ferguson. No. Senator Hammer. Yes. Representive flowers. Not seeing representative flowers representative. Barker. Second alternate representative Dalby. Senator Irving. Yes. Representative Jett. No. Senator Ingram. No. Representative Payton. Yes. Senator Flippo. Yes. Representative Hodges. No. Senator Blake Johnson. Yes. Representive Tosh. 90 year. His alternate representative to let. Okay. Senator Wallace. Yes. Representative Cavenaugh. Yes. Senator hill. Yes represent Gazaway. Senator Hendren. Yes representative love. No. Senator Hester. Yes representive McGee. No Senator Pitsch. Representive 11 I'm sorry represent eaves. Nothing representative eve's first alternate represent Collins. Senator Davis. Yes. A representative Scott. No. Senator Ballinger. Yes representative Springer. No. Senator Leding. No. Representative Boyd yeah yes. Senator Teague. Now. Representa Fortner. Thank you Mr chairman of I apologize Senator Teague now being here first alternate senator garner. Fortner. Fortner. Yes yes. Senator flowers. Representative Coleman. No. Senator Clark. Your. Here call back. Represent Penzo. First alternate represent McCollum. You want your second alternate represent cloud. Yes Sir. Senator sample. Yes. Represent Penzo. Yes Sir. Senator Stubblefield. Yes. Represent governor you know no. Senator Hickey. Yes. Representative Lee Johnson. Back here. Senator Rice. Yes representative Wardlaw. And your vote no no. You senator Bledsoe. Here. Representing their. Now. Senator Caldwell. Yes. Represent Womack. Your. Senator Rapert. Representive 11. Is not. 11 is not. 11 is and I thank you. Okay. Hi. Senator English I. So. Passivhaus. Senate. 5. 29. If you. I have. Motion member today 24 votes the formative needed 29 Pasolini's failed. I make a motion explains though but which the amendment failed. All right have a motion explained to vote to have a second. Any discussion all in favor say aye opposed. Motion carries. All right members. We've got another hand out. It'd been handed out yet for personnel this would be a motion to suspend the rules to take up this. I have a motion and a second any discussion. All in favor a favor say aye opposed members help. Get member to pass out the handout. If any member does not have a copy of the personnel report. Raise your hand so we'll get it to you. Your body good. All right. Read a written if you will get your question let you present the personnel report. You're recognized thank you Mr chairman personnel committee met this morning March 1. In the room it in big macs the committee reviewed the listed. Governor's letters that you have a copy of and amendments and release them back to joint budget as adopted. The committee also reviewed of those 5 through 12 which were regular business request and reports with the exception of I'll 9 which was held until next personnel meeting which we tend to have in the morning 730. And I'll be happy to entertain or answer any questions when moved for the adoption of the report I have a motion to adopt the report is there any questions. I have a second we have a second any discussion all in favor say aye it It for dopt orders adopted. Members we're going to old on. We do the bills okay got some bills are ready after we reported the of may these reports so much transient you're recognized chairman bills ready in the special language report. Our of Senate bill one O. 2. Of the remaining Senate bill one of the most do pass as amended have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed was adopted Mr Anderson Mr chairman Senate bill one O. 3 is also reading Senate bill one O. 3 is ready to motion minute as adopted a all right and have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed is adopted. Mr chairman in the still in the special language support and identity governor's letter 7 is ready for adoption that's items 3 that's attached to that okay go letter 7. Motion that I'm approved as amended with second second any discussion all in favor say aye he opposes adopted. Its chairman governor's letter 10 which is associated with item number 4 is also ready for adoption okay. Senate bill 60 7000000 motion as amended I have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye any opposed the last in the last so I'm as chairman last 1 in the special things report is house bill 1055 that's item 5 in the special language report. All right house bill 10:55 AM emotion do pass as amended have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed. All right we're ready go to see now well I have the person over 14 okay was to reverse their report bills are ready. Thank you Mr chairman of the personnel report. Governors'number one governor's letter number 8 is ready for adoption Senate bill 13. Okay it's the governor's number 8. Motion have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed so that makes Senate bill 13 ready or do pass as amended heart motion do pass as amended and a second any discussion all in favor say aye any opposed was adopted. Transaction thank you Mr chairman item number 2 in the personal report governor's letter number 9 is ready for adoption of letter number 9 have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye any oppose it adopted. That makes Senate bill 3344 do pass as amended Mr bill 33 do pass as amended have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye any opposed transaction the last I think no 1 of the last there's 2 more items governor's letter number 10 on item 3 is ready for adoption good letter number 10 we have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye any opposes adopted and that that bill associated with that is not ready has more amendments pending but item for University of Arkansas at Monticello is ready for do pass as amended Senate bill 17 do pass as amended have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye any opposed seductive. Now we're ready for sea of members Adam one this is Senate bill 60 representative makes not here but I'm already farm strategy or explain it yes Sir. On page one item C. in the upper right hand corner this is by representative makes this is an amendment the Senate bill 60 the University of Arkansas System this reallocate appropriation for the Arkansas research education optical network there is no additional changes there are no total changes the appropriation amount is just re allocations okay. A motion that we adopt the amendment to have a second I have a second. Any any discussion all in favor say aye opposed. Transaction. It takes us to item C. 2 or on page 5. On item C. 2 page 5 by Senator Davis said amendment the Senate bill 18 UAMS. This is associated with a another item. Sir. That's over. Yeah I'm gonna pass over at this time thank you you're passing over okay thank you senator. Yes Mister chairman I'm C. 6 is a I think in another amendment for the same purpose it takes us to item C. 3 okay on page 9. This is amended by Senator Flippo the house bill 1034 department of corrections division of corrections this is for president expansion percent of $5000000. Senator Flippo you anything you want to add to this I'm glad we got Mr Ray Sr president questions I members. K. Singh no questions. Motion to adopt the amendment. Okay had a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed transaction. I thank Mr chairman I think sister item C. for on page 13 the senator Beckham. This is a amendment to house bill 1034 department of corrections division of corrections this as additional appropriation which is funded through revenue stabilization to increase county jail reimbursement card is carried reimbursements are becoming a thing where. Okay all right I have a motion to adopt this amendment. The matter right members this gets up to $40 a day from 32 just let you know as a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed. Sturch thank you Mr on page 17 C. 5 has special language special language. The Texas the item C. 6 on page 23 by representative Shepherd is amended the senate bill 18 for UAMS for the breast milk bank special fund 1.$7000000. Representative Shepherd you're recognized thank you Mr chairman members this amendment is along the same lines as what Senator Davis was proposing but in this amendment we would actually appropriate 1.7000000 UAMS is indicated this is a one time expenditure that that once this programs established which we passed the legislation I think 3 years ago maybe to establish this once once this is funded at the outset that they will be able to maintain it going forward I believe they already have the space currently for the for this breast milk bank but this would be utilized for the equipment and standing up the program it's my understanding that currently there is no such bank here in the state of Arkansas and so this is something it's been worked on for several years and I think we're finally at the point where we have something hopefully we can pass. You will make a motion document I'll make a motion to have second. I have a second any discussion. All in favor say aye opposed is adopted transaction. On page 27 items C. 7 this is an amendment to arm Human Services sectors offices does have special language special language. Chairman on C. 8 on page 31 it also has special language a language. On item C. 9. On page 35. The Senate bill one O. 4 by Senator English per state veterans home in northwest Arkansas is cash funds for 15000000 in federal funds for 30000000. Hi Senator English you're recognized thank you of this is the appropriation for federal dollars only appropriation for federal dollars for a replacement for the veterans home up and payable in on the second is only an appropriation for matching dollars. Any questions members okay this is a motion to pass this bill this is a bill okay all right have a motion and a second any discussion to do pass. All in favor say aye opposed transaction. Thank you Mr chairman the next item is also bill item C. 10 H. 37 this is Senate bill one O. 5 by Senator Hill for the Department military for grants the Arkansas National Guard foundation for $5000000. This. All right this bill is ready to do pass on Senate bill one O. 5 min. This bill you anything where yeah I want to add one thing in lieu of everything is going on in the world today we've got to guard out here today I'd like for them to stay in this give them a round of applause for everything they do for us. All right we have a motion do pass it a second any discussion all in favor say aye. Bills adopted Mr Anderson. Or on page 39 item C. 11 this is a special language special language. On item C. 12 which is on page 45 is also a special language special language. On page 49 C. 13 has special language Russian language. That takes us to item C. 14 on page 53. This is amended by Senator Sturch to Senate bill 38 part of agriculture. This is for grant prepare expenses. This amendment yes Sir of our Senator Sturch you in seat 26 I guess yes Sir good thing when I add thank Mr I just say that that this is an ongoing obligation we've had for decades we've been paying it out of one time funds I'm just asking we put that same amount and the Act apartment budget so it's consistent each year. Okay. Any other questions Senator Hill got a question. Senator Sturch is on your district fairs back. This. Yes. Right now. I'll let you back up I'm sorry thank you Sir hello this is the the construction funds are on the on going like I said we're not changing the amounts or anything like that it's the same form as it was before. Thank you. All right we need a motion to adopt the amendment with a motion and a second any discussion. All in favor say aye. M. as adopted. And. Senate bill 38 rating do pass as amended we have a motion to passes amendment I have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed to enter from we're going to do now. Yes yes Sir you you're recognized governor's letters. Governor's letter number 11 Mr chairman this amends. By bills and they're all personnel related. Now. Comer's letter number 12 Mister chairman means one bill. And it is personnel related personnel. The governor's letter number 13 a man's 3 bills they're not does not have personal special language. The induction of the letter. In now okay. You make your way in. Amendment the Senate bill 64 Department of Education Public School Fund this consolidates 4 line items. This is a to clean the BDO EBT clean up that's the first part on page 2. It's an amendment assent Senate bill 64 to increase operating expenses $6000000 for the. Arkansas Public School Computer Network. And it also has an amendment to Senate bill 63 to amend the child nutrition program. $200000000 to provide additional federal funding. And it amend Senate bill 20. Division of Public School academic facilities to increase operating expense and conference and travel to provide additional training. That's it. In a motion to adopt governor number 13 have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye it is adopted. I would know these bills already so we'll go to a better number 14 thank you Mr chairman governor senator 14 immense to bills they're both personnel related. Governor's letter number 15 is the same as 2 Bills or both personal related personnel. Okay governor's letter number 16. In a man's house bill 1070 DFA disbursing officer to provide a different approach additional appropriation for the American rescue plan act. And that's house bill 1078 also man's house bill 1028 at the bottom of the page a top of the next page to add a new appropriation for the racing commission compulsive gambling disorder training educational program of $200000 okay motion to adopt good order 16 have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye it is adopted. 17 distraction yes Sir number 17 does have personnel personnel. Governor's letter number 18 does have personal personnel. Okay Mister chairman governor's letter number 19 is on page 29. It does have personnel changes but there's also one part that is not personnel related which let me explain that go ahead. So the the first part is on page 1 for governor center number 19 is house bill 1026 department of public safety this it provides 2.$3000000 for the crime victims reparation program the second part of this with this person related okay. Senate personnel. Hey. Going up the first 4 yes Sir will make a motion to adopt the first part of a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye. Both adopted. 120. Yes Sir governor's letter number twenties on page 31 this immense house bill 1080. School for the blind and deaf and as an appropriation for $15000000 for construction and repair for the school for the blind and a construction. An appropriation for $15000000 for the school for the deaf. That's all it has is chairman okay. Motion to adopt the letter 20 have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed is adopted. Governor one yes Sir the last one goes letter number 21 man's. 10 bills. Are there are personnel related except for one item. This. You may go over that one items just over the one item that's not personnel related. Okay. Okay that's house bill 1059 house bill 1059 I can find. Yes it's on page 44. That is. Additional appropriation authority for the. Appropriation for medical services medical it Medicaid tobacco settlement program this request will allow the Division of Medical Services dish appropriation authority to support personnel cost. All right the motion to on the 1059 Dr allowed to govern letter 21 have a motion and a second any discussion. All in favor say aye the rest of it will be sent to personnel committee did you hold on. And what you got right yeah. If the. It's been that. What letter was that the last. Okay Mister chairman I misspoke I wanted to clarify for the record on governor's letter number 20. That is $15000000 for the school for the blind in $15000000 for the school for the deaf for construction and repair. And I said 50 I apologize. Commissioners and we have a bill ready. Only in the Senate back in Mr go to the Senate back it. Mr chairman with the S. in the upper right hand corner Senate bill 7 department of labor licensing is ready that holds been released Senate bill 7 to a motion I have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye it is adopted transaction still on page one Senate bill 15 a issue Beebe is reading a issue be beers ready we have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed it is adopted thanks is the page 3 on page 3 Senate bill 24 ministry by office of the courts. Senate bill 24 is ready have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed is adopted on page 8 in the Senate package still. Page 8. Senate bill 49 workforce services workforce services is ready have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye any opposes adopted. On page 13. On page 13. Senate bill 66 this is the approved claims bill to pay claims that were approved by the claims commission okay claims bill we have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye opposed. That's it the members. We have special language upon adjournment. Of both chambers this afternoon. US personnel meeting 730 or 8 the morning. 730 personnel meeting 730 and we're not coming in here till 10:00. Tomorrow. Is it a man and I will let my colleagues get on some you about these hold we've got out there we need to get out next week we got to get these work hold work right members if you have a hold on a bill it is time to wrap up whatever it is you're doing with that bill and so if you go through the list if you have something come back around let staff know kind of what the status is because come next meeting we're going to start asking you what the intent of your whole The is what it's for what you're going to do and what your plan is to the rescue members can understand what's happening again if you've got a hold come talk to staff to get a release for you to talk to the agency to get it settled thank you. Thank you Mr chairman people we are Jr Preciado good work.