"DOING MORE WITH LESS . . . OR DOING LESS"

56TH ANNUAL TAXPAYERS CONFERENCE
BOISE CENTRE ON THE GROVE, SUMMIT AUDITORIUM
9th and Front, Boise, Idaho
Wednesday, December 4, 2002

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
OPENING REMARKS

8:45 - 9:15 a.m.
MORE TAXES IN A RECESSION?
SCOTT HODGE, President of the Tax Foundation, Washington, D.C.

9:15 -10:15 a.m.
STATE BUDGET UPDATE
Current and Future Scenarios
BRIAN WHITLOCK, Administrator, Governor's Division of Financial Management
Historic, 10-15 Year Facts About Largest State Budget Items and Perspectives Looking Forward
JEFF YOUTZ, Supervisor, Legislative Services Budget and Policy Analysis

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
BREAK

10:30 - 11:20 a.m.
MEDICAID, CURRENT/FUTURE COST CONTROL PLANS
Organizational Changes (Management And Service Operations)
KARL KURTZ, Director, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and
JOE BRUNSON, Division Administrator of Medicaid
Waivers/Best Practices/Emerging Plans and Utah's Plan
ROD BETIT, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health

11:20 - 12:10 p.m.
CORRECTIONS, CURRENT/FUTURE COST CONTROL PLANS
Organizational Changes (Management and Service Operations)
TOM BEAUCLAIR, Director, Idaho Department of Correction
Options to Incarcerations
PHIL BATT, former Idaho Governor ("committee of one" report)

12:10 - 1:15 p.m.
LUNCH PROGRAM - Idaho's Priorities for 2003 Legislative/Budget Year
Max Yost Award
GOVERNOR DIRK KEMPTHORNE (invited) -

1:30 - 2:20 p.m.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CURRENT/FUTURE COST CONTROL PLANS
Organizational Changes (Management and Service Operations)
TIM HILL, Bureau Chief, Idaho Department of Education
Other Cost Control Options
FRED TILMAN, Chairman, House Education Committee (Idaho Representative District 21)

2:20 - 3:10 p.m.
HIGHER EDUCATION, CURRENT/FUTURE COST CONTROL PLANS
Organizational Changes (Management and Service Operations)
ROBERT HOOVER, President, University of Idaho
Other Higher Education Cost Management Possibilities and Organizational Structures
CLIFFORD TRUMP, Recently retired as Chancellor, State College System of West Virginia. Past President at Black Hills State University, and formerly Interim President, Idaho State University

3:10 - 3:30 p.m.
Q&A, WRAP-UP