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
