Christy Zito — Senator Blaylock is mentioned twice in a short span during a discussion about committee experience and familiarity with JFAC-related matters: first as someone who does not know something about JFAC, and later as someone who may have served on the Economic Outlook Committee.
Christy Zito — Referenced as part of the explanation of structural balance and the three-year budget cycle.
Van Burtenshaw — Senator Van Orden is repeatedly referenced as someone who knows and understands JFAC.
Alex Williamson — Identified himself as a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services and introduced testimony on Medicaid optional cuts.
Ms. Williamson — Ms. Williamson concludes her presentation and offers to answer questions, then responds briefly to Senator Wintrow, clarifying that Mr. Bybee has not yet given the statewide recap and that her testimony was only intended to present options.
Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow asks whether using reserve funds would require only the $22 million or additional funding, then quickly acknowledges she may be getting ahead of the discussion and says she will wait for Mr. Bybee’s broader budget explanation.
Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow asked what event caused the budget to get out of order and referenced the downward jump on the chart. The speaker acknowledged her question and then continued addressing it by explaining why the budget changed, directly tying the explanation back to Senator Wintrow’s earlier inquiry.
Melissa Wintrow — Senator Melissa Wintrow questions the proposed $22 million in health and welfare cuts, says she does not believe additional cuts are necessary, and asks whether reserve or bridge funding could be used to avoid further Medicaid reductions. The discussion continues around the impact of using one-time money, the possibility of avoiding another mid-year cut, and the budget consequences of the proposed reductions.
Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow is addressed at the end of the exchange.
Melissa Wintrow — Expressed appreciation for Senator Groh's leadership and thanked the presenters for the presentation.
Melissa Wintrow — Was addressed by the chair after her comment.
Melissa Wintrow — Was addressed at the end of the speaker's remarks.
Melissa Wintrow — Argued that the legislature's revenue projections and tax cuts created the current budget crisis and suggested restoring revenue or using reserves to bridge the gap.
Melissa Wintrow — Closed the meeting by noting the committee would meet again on Monday and adjourning.
Melissa Wintrow — Repeated the argument that tax cuts and revenue projections caused the budget problem and said the committee would meet again on Monday.
Mr. Bybee — Referenced as the person who will provide the statewide budget picture.
Mr. Bybee / Keith Bybee — Introduces himself as Keith Bybee, division manager of budget policy analysis, and begins a general fund budget overview.
Mark Harris — The transcript appears to misrecognize Senator Bjerke/Birke; the senator asks about the CAT Fund and its current equivalent.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee is the speaker providing budget analysis and explaining the chart.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee says he brought the slide deck material and begins explaining general fund appropriations.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee explains the inflation-adjusted, per-capita comparison of general fund appropriations.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee continues the per-capita inflation-adjusted budget comparison and quantifies real growth.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee concludes that the Legislature has been careful with budgeting over time.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee declines to give his personal opinion and says he is there to provide analysis and options.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee is asked about the statutory rules for using the rainy day fund.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee cites Idaho Code sections governing the budget stabilization fund and explains the usage limit.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee's presentation is referenced as something members may see multiple times.
Daniel Foreman — Mr. Bybee's presentation is referenced again as part of the committee briefing.
Treg Bernt — Was praised as a great chair who allows everyone a voice in committee.
Treg Bernt — Was thanked by the chair and referenced as the person who will be going before JFAC.
Treg Bernt — Asked committee members for feedback, comments, concerns, and solutions on the budget before going to JFAC.
Treg Bernt — Was identified as holding a different view on the budget issue.
Treg Bernt — Was described as being on a different page from Senator Wintrow regarding the budget issue.