SB 66 am: "An Act relating to the membership of the legislative council; and relating to the membership of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 66 am 01 "An Act relating to the membership of the legislative council; and relating to the 02 membership of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 24.20.020 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 24.20.020. Membership. The legislative council is composed of the 06 president of the senate and six other senators appointed by the president, and the 07 speaker of the house of representatives and six other representatives appointed by the 08 speaker. The membership from each house shall include at least one member from the 09 minority [EACH OF THE TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES]. The minority is 10 entitled to the number of seats on the council that is proportional to the number 11 of minority members compared to the total house membership or to one seat, 12 whichever is greater. In calculating the number of seats the minority is entitled 13 to, fractional numbers that represent the minority proportional entitlement to a 14 seat shall be ignored. The appointing authority in each house shall make and
01 announce the appointment or reappointment of members of the council within 15 days 02 after the convening of the first regular session of each legislature. 03 * Sec. 2. AS 24.20.161 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 24.20.161. Membership. The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee is 05 composed of 10 members: the chairs [CHAIRMEN] of the senate and house finance 06 committees, [;] one member selected from each of the senate and house finance 07 committees and appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house, 08 respectively, [;] and three members appointed from each house by the respective 09 presiding officer. The chair [CHAIRMAN] of the finance committee may choose not 10 to serve on the committee. If this occurs, the presiding officer of the appropriate house 11 shall appoint a replacement from the finance committee. The membership from each 12 house shall include at least one member from the minority [EACH OF THE TWO 13 MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES]. The committee shall select its own chair 14 [CHAIRMAN]. 15 * Sec. 3. AS 24.20 is amended by adding a new section to read: 16 Article 4. General Provisions. 17 Sec. 24.20.700. Definition. In this chapter, "minority" means a group of 18 members who have organized and elected a minority leader and who constitute at least 19 25 percent of the total house membership.