00             CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8(L&C)                                                              
01 Establishing a legislative task force to make recommendations regarding job                                             
02 descriptions and salary changes for the commissioners and support staff and the                                         
03 possible need for additional support staff of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.                                      
04 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
05       WHEREAS there is a need to evaluate the current job descriptions and salaries of the                            
06 commissioners and support staff of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and                                             
07       WHEREAS increased duties have been given to the commissioners; and                                              
08       WHEREAS the Regulatory Commission of Alaska may need additional support staff;                                  
09       BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that there is established a                                      
10 legislative task force to make recommendations regarding job descriptions and salary changes                            
11 for the commissioners and support staff and the possible need for additional support staff of                           
12 the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and be it                                                                          
13       FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall be composed of nine members as                                       
14 follows:                                                                                                                
15            (1)  two majority members of the House of Representatives appointed by the                                   

01 presiding officer;                                                                                                      
02            (2)  one minority member of the House of Representatives appointed by the                                    
03 presiding officer;                                                                                                      
04            (3)  two majority members of the Senate appointed by the presiding officer;                                  
05            (4)  one minority member of the Senate appointed by the presiding officer;                                   
06            (5)  the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;                                                
07            (6)  the commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community, and                                          
08 Economic Development or the commissioner's designee; and                                                                
09            (7)  the governor or the governor's designee; and be it                                                      
10       FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force may meet between legislative sessions;                                     
11 and be it                                                                                                               
12       FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative task force shall select a chair from the                                  
13 members of the legislature on the task force; and be it                                                                 
14       FURTHER RESOLVED that the staff of the legislative task force shall make a final                                
15 report of its findings and recommendations to the legislature not later than February 1, 2008;                          
16 and be it                                                                                                               
17       FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is terminated May 30, 2008.