Joint Budget Committee

All right members shall begin your safe we're gonna start in about a minute. All right members chairs these reforms. We'll call Joint Budget order. A member's first I will do we got a little housekeeping do Senator is bank of the motion or mass rule thank you Mr chairman I move suspension of rule sixty of the Joint Budget Committee rules regarding the mask mandate for committee room a in the mac lobby area affected immediately we have a second. We have any discussion okay. But after. Clark clearly for this but with with that also suspend where we have to get these wristbands and. tech chair temperature when we come in or just mass no you will still take urgent care get a get a lab I know that you've been attested. Okay. Like a vaccination passport. Maybe if you break your vaccination card will it fly but still got it all right I I'm good. Any other questions motion the second any discussion all. All Fite waving it represents Springer. Good morning asked good morning thank you Mr chair I just want the members to know that of according to the governor may I ask are encouraged along with the secretary of the department of health they are encouraging that we wear masks and I shall be Warren my mess absolute anybody that feels cool to wear a mask and wear a mask if you don't you don't have to but we're not encouraging people not to wear masks if they choose to do so thank you for clarinetists all right ready for the vote all in favor say aye opposed. The rules adopted. First item on the agenda is the up. Personnel committee report of a representative wouldn't if you push your button you'll be recognized in the report. You're recognized or thank you Mr chairman. Personnel committee subcommittee met on Wednesday March thirty first and review the items listed in the report with each of you been provided one is a member amendment adopted in release back to J. B. C. is recommended hello the The department of education and items two and three are amendments created due to requested a governor's letter there were adopted in release back to joint budget as recommended four is a classification compensation bill of state agencies and is released it was approved and released back to the J. B. C. for is amended and recommended the committee also receive reports and require no action or listed is CD any in this record and the is that of we will all work Feverishly and in the fall hearings own the vacant positions in over two years and there's been a bill HB seventeen seventy nine submitted its in state agencies hopefully you will use to pass the helps us give us the ability to deal with those well they can positions under that over two years we're doing this without penalizing the agencies I will be sure that this emphasized Mr chairman that's the report only have it answer any questions moved for the adoption of the report at the appropriate time. You may I'm out on the I have a motion and a second of any discussion or questions. All in favor say aye. All of no this is the disapprove. Adam stands of adopted in mistranslated got to build the rate of command on that report yes Sir that would be on item the one personnel report of the item number two Department of Veterans Affairs that is ready with the amendment Senate bill fifty one I need to do pass as amended to have won we have won a second any discussion. All in favor say aye opposed Mr Anderson and item number four seventeen fifty three this is the classification compensation bill all right house bill seventy fifty three I need a motion do pass we have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye. Any opposed. All right members we've got the. Five six seven a reporter for your information to require no action. Of all the report and next item on the agenda is C.. Thank you Mr chairman. I don't see one. This is a an amendment by representative Dotson to house bill twelve nineteen department of labor for the motor vehicle commission this is taking out a line item for two hundred thousand dollars for motor vehicle education out of their operations appropriation and moving into a new fund that was created through house bill thirteen fifty five for the automated automotives technologist education grant program. Rosa Dotson you're recognized. Thank you Mr chairman or the committee this amendment just aligns the appropriation with the as as Mr Anderson said house bill thirteen fifty five which is pass both chambers earlier this week and is sitting on the governor's desk and so we just need this appropriation order to make sure that that program works in the the the. Authorizations flow properly we're happy to answer any questions okay is is this for of automotive McGill. Teaching in and our technical and right that this would create the the fund for the Automotive technology education grants that that students can apply for to the automotive Motor vehicle commission and once they award those grants this just make sure that funds in the in the proper place so they can actually make the awards okay any other questions. Our Senator Elliot. Yes Mister chair up that if I may ask a three U. two representative Dotson if the knows anything about how this is going to be advertised so that students know about it. So currently they are doing something similar there just wasn't a formalized process in statute so. The last I guess the last four five years they've had between a hundred fifty thousand about two hundred thousand dollars year any grants that they've been awarding but there wasn't a defined Parameter set out in statute house bill thirteen fifty five actually created that process and helped the in conjunction with a career in tech career and tech ed will develop the application process for this with the automotive the. The the. Motor vehicle commission so I am hi terms mixed up here so they'll continue to apply the same way it's more schools that are making these applications so you're talking about setting up an automotive repair technology. I was just very active I'm sorry to cut you off but it'll just be the same process is just be added to the process they are now using to advertise and let folks know about it this will just become one more spoken I will I think most of the schools already or are are largely where at least in areas that have been requesting these types of grants previously the this primarily what this did was this allowed for additional donations to be made in addition to the funds and they were using already in creating a if if notice we're increasing that appropriation by about fifty thousand dollars to see if we can get additional Stakeholders to make donations to it are and and apply for these grants thank you. Any other questions represent Dotson. The motion to adopt the amendment have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye. Any opposed great thank you doctor members been adopted. we're going to see to Mr Anderson. Thank you Mr chairman this is on page six in your packet is amended by amendment by Senator Clark for Senate bill ninety five public defender commission this does have a positions of the positioning Greece will send this to personnel subcommittee. Mr chairman at Texas the item C. three that's on page eleven in your packet this is an amendment by senator mark Johnson two Senate bill I'm sorry to House Bill twelve oh seven division of environmental quality to add a new appropriation payable or federal funds. Senate Johnson about the table and identify yourself. And please explain your amendment. Thank you Mr chairman mark Johnson state Senate district fifteen a this is a. Addition to appropriation bill for energy environment to fund when available alternative fuel vehicle charging station and related infrastructure we anticipate divided ministrations expand this program and it will allow us to make grants to. Areas that need these new charging stations for electric vehicles I appreciate support the member this will be a hundred percent federal funded or other even some private grants may even be that. Of I support your amendment do you have any idea that we have some federal funds are coming down the pike we we know something's coming the dollar amount we don't know Mr chairman and that's why we can set a little on the high side I I'm I'm even thinking Mr drop a provided me with with the the the number I see give me a number this is what the department came up with that I I'm it might even be a little low but I'm for having the pot as I call it a catcher's Mitt so when they start senate we got some catching up with okay members have any. Questions Senator Johnson. Got a motion you meant move do pass are we have a motion to adopt the amendment and a second any discussion. All in favor say aye. Any opposed regulation senator Dodd your management. All right members. We're going to D. one transaction. Thank you Mr chairman the one in your packet this is an item that normally goes to the peer review subcommittee this requires review by this committee is one pay plan holding account transfer appropriation only for DFA regulatory division racing commission for extra help. Mr believe you wanna explain what we're doing here thank you Mr Jaitley DFA office of budget so first my apologies this should have been in the peer packet that we looked at last week it did not make it in their normal in those circumstances we would wait until the next peer meeting but because this deals with the racing commission of course for the middle racing season and these are all positions that would either be at Southland or Oakland park your extra help positions this is something which the racing commission request we go ahead and bring to you all we appreciate consideration on okay any questions Mr blade. Once again this review so this will stand reviewed without objection thank you thank rich believe. All right I think we've got that returns we got one bill. You're recognized in the Senate packet with S. in upper right hand corner there's one bill Senate bill one seventy eight it's on page twelve this is the approved claims bill that allows the claims that have been reviewed by the claims committee to be paid. All right Senate bill one seventy eight the claim committee we have a motion and a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Members I think that wraps up the work for the day we will be back in here to use the morning at eight thirty appreciate good works we are adjourned.