1996-05-01                     Senate Journal                      Page 3766
HB 370                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 370(JUD) An Act relating to the                          
provision of legal services at public expense was read the second              
time.                                                                          
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption              
of the Judiciary Senate Committee Substitute offered on page 2864.             
Senator Duncan objected.                                                       
                                                                               
The question being: Shall the Judiciary Senate Committee Substitute            
be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result:                      
                                                                               
CSHB 370(JUD)                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                 
Adopt Judiciary Senate Committee Substitute?                                   
                                                                               
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman,                  
Leman, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Taylor,                
Torgerson, Zharoff                                                             
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Kelly, Lincoln                                                   
                                                                               
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 370(JUD)                           
was adopted and read the second time.                                          
                                                                               
Senator Zharoff offered Amendment No. 1 :                                       
                                                                               
Page 1, following line 2:                                                      
	Insert a new bill section to read:                                            
   "* Section 1.  AS 18.85 is amended by adding a new section to             
read:                                                                          
	Sec. 18.85.095. SERVICES TO PERSONS NOT                                       
REPRESENTED BY AGENCY.  In the discretion of the public                        
defender, the public defender and the staff of the agency may                  
respond to questions from members of the public concerning the                 
involvement of those persons with the criminal justice system of this          
state and may provide information and options concerning the rights,           
duties, and liabilities of persons in relation to the criminal justice         
system.  In  responding  to questions  under  this section, the public