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1996-05-05 House Journal

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1996-05-05                     House Journal                      Page 4397
SB 98                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                        
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 98(RLS)                                                
An Act making changes related to the aid to families with                     
dependent children program (AFDC); relating to the duties of the               
Department of Health and Social Services; establishing a workfare              
pilot project for AFDC recipients; establishing a diversion program            
for AFDC applicants; directing the Department of Health and                    
Social Services to seek waivers of applicable federal laws;                    
establishing and relating to the Alaska temporary assistance                   
program and repealing the AFDC and job opportunity and basic                   
skills programs upon the establishment of federal welfare reform;              
relating to work activities required under the Alaska temporary                
assistance program; authorizing qualified entities to contract with            
the state to administer all or part of the Alaska temporary                    
assistance program; relating to child support; relating to certain             
licenses and applications for a license for persons who are not in             
                                                                               

1996-05-05                     House Journal                      Page 4398
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substantial compliance with orders, judgments, or payment                     
schedules for child support; relating to an exemption to the State             
Procurement Code for certain services and contracts under the                  
Alaska temporary assistance program; relating to disclosure of                 
information that relates to day care assistance and the Alaska                 
temporary assistance program; relating to eligibility for day care             
benefits administered by the Department of Community and                       
Regional Affairs; amending Rule 90.3(c) and (h)(2), Alaska Rules               
of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date.                       
                                                                               
with the:                                                 Journal Page         
                                                                               
	HES RPT HCS(HES) 2DP 2NR 2AM                                     4098         
	4 SEN FNS (REV, DOE, 2-LABOR) 4/22/96                            4099         
	6 SEN FNS (DPS, 3-DCED, 2-F&G) 4/22/96                           4099         
	13 SENATE FNS (DHSS) 4/22/96                                     4100         
	2 SENATE ZERO FNS (LABOR, DHSS) 4/22/96                          4100         
	FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NT 9NR                                          4335         
	WAIVER TRACK FN PACKET (FN #S 28-36)                             4337         
	8 FNS (DHSS) 5/4/96                                              4337         
	ZERO FISCAL NOTE  (DHSS) 5/4/96                                  4337         
	COMPREHENSIVE TRACK FN PACKET(FN #37-46)                         4337         
	9 FNS (DHSS) 5/4/96                                              4337         
	ZERO FISCAL NOTE (DHSS) 5/4/96                                   4337         
	COMPREHENSIVE TRACK SEN FN PACKET                                4337         
	4 SEN FNS (REV, DOE, 2-LABOR) 4/22/96                            4337         
	6 SEN FNS (DPS, 3-DCED, 2-F&G) 4/22/96                           4337         
	SENATE ZERO FNS (LABOR) 4/22/96                                  4337         
                                                                               
Representative Vezey moved and asked unanimous consent that the                
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:        
                                                                               
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 98(FIN)                                   
An Act making changes related to the aid to families with                     
dependent children program (AFDC); relating to the duties of the               
Department of Health and Social Services; establishing a workfare              
pilot project for AFDC recipients; establishing a diversion program            
for AFDC applicants; directing the Department of Health and                    
Social  Services  to  seek  waivers  of  applicable  federal  laws;            
                                                                               

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establishing and relating to the Alaska temporary assistance                  
program and repealing the AFDC and job opportunity and basic                   
skills programs upon the establishment of federal welfare reform;              
relating to work activities required under the Alaska temporary                
assistance program; authorizing qualified entities to contract with            
the state to administer all or part of the Alaska temporary                    
assistance program; relating to child support; relating to certain             
licenses and applications for a license for persons who are not in             
substantial compliance with orders, judgments, or payment                      
schedules for child support; relating to an exemption to the State             
Procurement Code for certain services and contracts under the                  
Alaska temporary assistance program; relating to disclosure of                 
information that relates to the Alaska temporary assistance                    
program; relating to eligibility for day care benefits administered            
by the Department of Community and Regional Affairs; amending                  
Rule 90.3(c) and (h)(2), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and                  
providing for an effective date.                                               
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Toohey:                          
                                                                               
Page 12, lines 4-8:                                                            
Delete subparagraph (A)                                                       
                                                                               
Reletter the following subparagraphs accordingly.                              
                                                                               
Page 14, line 30 - Page 15, line 3:                                            
Delete subparagraph (A)                                                       
                                                                               
Reletter the following subparagraphs accordingly.                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Toohey moved and asked unanimous consent that                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Brice objected.                                                 
                                                                               

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Representative Toohey moved and asked unanimous consent to                     
withdraw Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so                 
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment Nos. 2 and 3 were not offered.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Brown placed a call of the House and lifted the call.           
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representatives Brice and B.Davis:              
                                                                               
Page 48, line 24, following "award.":                                          
	Insert "Notwithstanding other provisions of this paragraph, the               
court may provide in its order that the grandparent's liability for child      
support payments will increase by up to 50 percent if the grandparent's        
child does not reside in a place of residence maintained by the child's        
parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative of the child as the            
parent's, guardian's, or other adult relative's own home or if the             
grandparent's child fails, without good cause, to meet adequate levels         
of school attendance, as defined by the court in its order under this          
paragraph."                                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Brice moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Therriault objected.                                            
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?  The roll               
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
HCS CSSB 98(FIN)                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 4                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  25   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  4                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
Yeas:  Brice, Brown, Davies, B.Davis, Elton, Finkelstein, Kubina,              
Long, Mackie, Robinson, Willis                                                 

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Nays:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, G.Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley,               
Ivan, James, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Nicholia,            
Ogan, Parnell, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Sanders, Therriault, Toohey,        
Vezey                                                                          
                                                                               
Absent:  Grussendorf, Moses, Navarre, Williams                                 
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative Brice:                           
                                                                               
Page 50, line 23, following funds:                                             
Insert , not including program receipts,                                      
                                                                               
Page 50, line 24, following funds:                                             
Insert , not including program receipts,                                      
                                                                               
Representative Brice moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Hanley objected.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?  The roll               
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
HCS CSSB 98(FIN)                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 5                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  5                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Barnes, Brice, Brown, Davies, B.Davis, Elton, Finkelstein,              
Grussendorf, Kubina, Long, Nicholia, Willis                                    
                                                                               
Nays:  Austerman, Bunde, G.Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley, Ivan,                 
James, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Parnell,             
Phillips, Porter, Robinson, Rokeberg, Sanders, Therriault, Toohey              
                                                                               
Absent:  Mackie, Moses, Navarre, Vezey, Williams                               
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted.                                       

1996-05-05                     House Journal                      Page 4402
SB 98                                                                        
Amendment No. 6 was offered  by Representative Davies:                          
                                                                               
Page 49, line 5, following by allowing:                                        
Delete retroactive modification of                                            
Insert relief from an administrative order for                                
                                                                               
Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that                   
Amendment No. 6 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Objection was heard and withdrawn.  There being no further objection,          
Amendment No. 6 was adopted.                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative Davies:                          
                                                                               
Page 38, following line 12, through line 14:                                   
Delete all material.                                                          
                                                                               
Page 38, line 19, following AS 16.05.530;:                                     
Insert(iii) a license issued under AS 47.35;                                 
	(iv) a business license issued under AS 43.70;                              
                                                                               
Renumber the following subparagraphs accordingly.                              
                                                                               
Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that                   
Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Objection was heard and withdrawn.  There being no further objection,          
Amendment No. 7 was adopted.                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 8 was offered  by Representative Therriault:                      
                                                                               
Page 9, line 30, following physical:                                           
Delete or emotional                                                           
                                                                               
Representative Therriault moved and asked unanimous consent that               
Amendment No. 8 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Davies objected.                                                
                                                                               

1996-05-05                     House Journal                      Page 4403
SB 98                                                                        
Amendment to Amendment No. 8 was offered  by Representative                     
Davies:                                                                        
                                                                               
Add the following:                                                             
Insert or mental                                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
amendment to Amendment No. 8 be adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Therriault objected.                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall the amendment to Amendment No. 8 be                 
adopted?  The roll was taken with the following result:                        
                                                                               
HCS CSSB 98(FIN) am H                                                          
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment to Amendment No. 8                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  4                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
Yeas:  Brice, Davies, B.Davis, Elton, Kubina, Nicholia, Robinson,              
Sanders, Toohey, Willis                                                        
                                                                               
Nays:  Austerman, Barnes, Brown, G.Davis, Foster, Green,                       
Grussendorf, Hanley, Ivan, James, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Long, Martin,          
Masek, Moses, Mulder, Navarre, Ogan, Parnell, Phillips, Porter,                
Rokeberg, Therriault, Vezey                                                    
                                                                               
Absent:  Bunde, Finkelstein, Mackie, Williams                                  
                                                                               
And so, the amendment to Amendment No. 8 was not adopted.                      
                                                                               
Representative Therriault moved and asked unanimous consent to                 
withdraw Amendment No. 8.  There being no objection, it was so                 
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 9 was not offered.                                               

1996-05-05                     House Journal                      Page 4404
SB 98                                                                        
Amendment No. 10 was offered  by Representative Brown:                          
                                                                               
Page 45, lines 21 - 22:                                                        
	Delete "financial information concerning an eligibility                     
determination of a person applying for or"                                   
                                                                               
	Insert "nonidentifying information concerning eligibility                   
determinations of persons applying for or receiving assistance                 
under the Alaska temporary assistance program or a report on the               
results of an inquiry regarding possible fraud based on information            
received from a legislator concerning a specified person who has               
applied for or is"                                                           
                                                                               
Page 46, lines 20 - 21:                                                        
	Delete "financial information concerning an eligibility                       
determination of a person applying for or"                                     
                                                                               
	Insert "nonidentifying information concerning eligibility                     
determinations of persons applying for or receiving assistance under           
the Alaska temporary assistance program or a report on the results of          
an inquiry regarding possible fraud based on information received from         
a legislator concerning a specified person who has applied for or is"          
                                                                               
Page 46, line 24:                                                              
	Delete "Information"                                                          
	Insert "Confidential information"                                             
                                                                               
Representative Brown moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 10 be adopted.                                                   
                                                                               
Representative Therriault objected.                                            
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?  The roll              
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
HCS CSSB 98(FIN) am H                                                          
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 10                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  5                             
                                                                               

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SB 98                                                                        
Yeas:  Brice, Brown, Bunde, Davies, B.Davis, Finkelstein,                      
Grussendorf, Kubina, Long, Navarre, Nicholia, Robinson, Willis                 
                                                                               
Nays:  Austerman, G.Davis, Foster, Green, Ivan, James, Kelly,                  
Kohring, Kott, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Parnell, Phillips, Porter,         
Rokeberg, Sanders, Therriault, Toohey, Vezey, Williams                         
                                                                               
Absent:  Barnes, Elton, Hanley, Mackie, Moses                                  
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted.                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 11 was offered  by Representative Therriault:                     
                                                                               
Page 15, line 10, following under this:                                        
Delete subparagraph                                                           
Insert paragraph                                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Therriault moved and asked unanimous consent that               
Amendment No. 11 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so              
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 12 was offered  by Representative Brice:                          
                                                                               
Page 9, following line 14, through page 10, line 23:                           
Delete all material.                                                          
                                                                               
Representative Brice moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 12 be adopted.                                                   
                                                                               
Objection was heard.                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Brice moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw             
Amendment No. 12.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment Nos. 13 and 14 were not offered.                                     
                                                                               

1996-05-05                     House Journal                      Page 4406
SB 98                                                                        
Representative Vezey moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS                
CSSB 98(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and            
placed on final passage.                                                       
                                                                               
Representative Mackie objected.                                                
                                                                               
The Speaker stated that HCS CSSB 98(FIN) am H will be in third                 
reading on the May 6, 1996, calendar.