JAC Index 01-19-18 am1 Chairman Burns is the Chairman of the Day Motion is Governor’s Recommendation (GR) Motion can be Governor’s Letters (GL) Motion can be Court Recommendation (CR) Exception Request (ER) Format is page, unit, and recommendation Agenda: AM 080 - Department of Corrections Governor’s Letters, Continued Round Robin (budget bill, state funded capital construction) 1/19/2018 8:14:35 AM Roll Call by Richards; Senator Driskill excused, quorum is established 080 - Department of Corrections, Director Lampert, Dan Shannon, Prison Superintendent Lampert – mistake in how is was written, sending inmates out of state, correction officers salaries and staffing issues, outlined 1962 –men beds, 270 –women beds, plus 100 beds in Casper; 20 general population inmates moving to Lincoln County, low risk behavior, county jails have inmates awaiting transfer, $2M carryover in footnote Nicholas: section 308, Governor implemented a pay increase in Oct, any more recruits, update requested Lampert: impact of pay raise not seen yet, retention, slight reduction in losses, supplement staffing between facilities, weather contingent, shift staff as needed, 108/day, restrict movements of inmates as compared to staff available, curtail operations at any time during the day dependent upon staffing, safe operations Nicholas: update on construction activities, sewer line breaks Lampert: Boiler issues Nicholas: electrical Shannon: uncovered more manholes, not on as-built drawings, adjust as needed lost heat this morning, electrical 2 months out Nicholas: heat issue Sommers: why/how on not running R/O system to protect boilers Lampert: no R/O system, there is one at present facility Larsen: was told there was one, WSP doesn’t have one Burkhart: $2M discussed, available to add into repairs, revert Lampert: the $2M will not revert, going towards Governor’s request, Nicholas: Governor’s request for $5.1 Dockstader: 98% capacity, Lincoln County use Lampert: things in place to move prisoners Burns: section $15M contingency fund Lampert: section 335, reserve account, one time allocation 1/19/2018 8:33:34 AM Burns: prudent to have contingency in place, boilers, and electrical systems Lampert: section 335, would like to have in place of catastrophic failure, unexpected things Landen: contingency fund, what options are in place? Lampert: flex authority section 308, move money to address repairs, capital contingency funds available 1/19/2018 8:37:11 AM GL #4 – Wyoming State Penitentiary, moved and second, Burkhart - move request to CapCon bill, second, revert $13.5M set aside, back in PLF, from PPLF take $3M for continuing work to finish the WJE work, footnote, make up to $5M available to emergency repairs, flex authority to Governor, $15M LSRA is no longer needed, catastrophic failure, still need an emergency fund Landen: Torrington prison needs funds for addition, problem looming, level 1 study done? Burkhart; $12.4M left in account, available for other facilities Burns: Torrington shelled out need money to finish, amendment vote passed Nicholas: Motion - Section 300, $42M reduced, up to $10M/year, replace state prison, second, bill coming to modify statute, 19/20 SIPA Burkhart: timeframe on account Landen: slowing down savings Nicholas: creates a safety net account Burns: motion voted on and passed, motion to accept GL #4 as amended, voted on and passed GL #7 – Community College Capital Construction Nicholas: moved letter, second Walters: change #1 fine arts building be changed to equine studies as per master plan, $6M, second, amendment voted on and passed, project #2, full funding, Sheridan college, second amendment take out admin costs, voted on and passed, Project #3, matched with local sources, take out admin/contingency fees, project 4/5 reduce by 50%, require matching funds, take out admin fees Larsen: match half or request other half later date Walters: has to be a match or reduce scope 1/19/2018 9:00:58 AM Richards: new total - $15M Burns: items 4 and 5 motion, motion passes Sommers: add’l $500K in emergency fees for western WYCC, second revert if not used Nicholas: status of level 2 study for WWCC McOmie: electrical issues tied into project, plus water system, fallback school has some money, state construction has money, catastrophic failure, potential to cancel other projects if money is needed, $500K good idea, funding through bond or reserves, staged fix Burns: motion on amendment passes Landen: #1 further amendment, bring total up to $7.75M, visual arts, second Burns: matching questions Richards: complete match Nicholas: amendment equine center has to be fully matched before the visual arts project is started, second Burns: amendment vote passes, vote on $1.75M passes, remove note at bottom of GL page one, GL #7 as amended, vote passed Richards: Round Robin overview Break 1/19/2018 9:45:44 AM Round Robin By Agency – 10 at a time Burns: 001 – 010 Open 001, Pg. 65, restore original budget, motion, second, vote passes revote on correct information; motion to reduce by $250K, second, vote passes, motion to close, passes Landen: cleft palate, dental health Burns: agencies 001-010passes, Agencies 011 -020 block Motion to open agency 020, second, pg. 48 div 600, $2M transferred fund 554, remediation account, spending authority, vote passes, and motion to close passed Nicholas: 011 questions Richards: clarified action already taken Burns: Agencies 021-030 Motion to open agency 021, second, $504K 3 FTEs, require reports to JAC and DOR by Nov 1 on return of new hires, motion passes Motion to open agency 024, second, pg. 23/24 clarification prior to motion $300K GF, one time, motion to close passes Burns: Agencies 031 – 040, 041 -052 Motion to open 048, second, Governor’s ERs only fund those ERs one year, second, hard numbers and report by Dec 1 to JAC, overfunding prevention, effect fed funds, motion passes, 048 - pg. 66/67, implementation of rate reduction midlevel’s health professionals, motion revert to GRs, second, for 2 years, rural community health care challenges discussion, motion passes 048 – Motion salaries NP to 85%, make 90%, PAs to 90%, make 100%, second, motion fails 048 – Motion salaries PAs to 85%, NP to 85%, second, amend to both at 90%, motion fails 048, pg. 44, SCHIP, motion require provide clinical help for cleft palate clinic, second, minimum office support, discussion ensued, motion to close agency passed 049 – Motion to open, second, pg. 83; add $2.5M back into $5M to get through biennium, second, effective immediately, funding clarification, and motion passes 049 – pg. 68, money allocated action taken total amount left 1/19/2018 10:44:42 AM 049 - motion pg. 46/47, 320 reductions across department exempt unit 5903 and exempt unit 5195, second, set bed rates, another issue, funding adequate to meet those bed rates, options, pg. 45, section 320, motion passes, motion add $3M GF enrollment operating system, second, commensurate amount of fed funds, motion passes motion to close agency passes 1/19/2018 10:52:03 AM Break 1/19/2018 11:08:59 AM Burns: Agencies 053 – 060 057 – Motion to open , second, pg. 48 motion strike footnote for no new enrollees, for combat vets, JTC SF 36 bill, second, amendment – only applicable if SF 36 does not pass, motion fails, motion to close agency passes Burns: Agencies 061 – 070 067 – Motion to open, second, pg. 33, 4-H employees, motion restore funding for one year, second, direct UW to fund, motion passes, motion to close agency passes Burns: Agencies 072 -084 080 – Motion to open, second, pg. 98, unit 0452, motion is to adjust funding for residential substance abuse treatment $982K GF, $200K tobacco funds, second, reduce GF by $200K, ongoing, amend to one time in the biennium, motion passes, motion to close agency passes Burns: Agencies 085 -211 206 – Move to open, second, pg. 54, reduce 1 FTE, cannot be the one that supports the State BOE, second, motion passes, amended to include funds with the position to be reduced 206 – pg. 141 unit 1327, amendment, national board certification program be reduced to $218K w/ additional controls, second, Nov 1 recommendation of program fixes, one year funding, reducing by $187K, accountability, one for one matching funds, motion fails, motion for a footnote for WDE to look at this program JAC and JEC report back on sustainability and statutes governing this program by Nov 1, motion passes; amendment to reduce appropriation to $450K, second, motion passes 206 – pg. 69, motion return funding to teacher of the year program, second, motion fails; motion to close agency passes Burns: Agencies 220 -270 227 – Capital Construction book, footnotes, amendment allow to take over leasing of space for unemployment insurance division (UID), not to exceed $400k, second, paid for with UID funds, second, motion passes 1/19/2018 12:05:07 PM 227 – Footnote, state office building moving forward, over sight committee to be created, second, mainly health multiple agencies in building, per diem costs, $30K GF, Motion passes 227 – Footnote for SBC to work with city of Casper for parking lot, second, include building on Midwest Ave, motion passes 227 – Footnote any fed funded building with state funded maintenance, SBC helps insure best practices for energy design be used, second, motion passes Richards: recap of capital construction and section 300. 1/19/2018 12:23:49 PM Lunch