Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1997-05-10 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1997-05-10 House Journal Page 1802 SB 154 The Finance Committee has considered: 1997-05-10 House Journal Page 1803 SB 154 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 154(FIN) am "An Act making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, relating to paternity determination and child support; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, relating to reporting of and access to financial or other information for child support purposes; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, to laws relating to occupational licenses, crewmember fishing licenses, drivers' licenses, and other permits, certificates, or other authorizations issued by the state, other than recreational fishing and hunting licenses, to facilitate administration of child support laws; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, relating to immunity from civil liability for good faith compliance with reporting or other requirements for child support purposes; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, relating to voiding fraudulent transfers and to penalties for noncompliance with orders for child support purposes; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, providing that an obligor will be considered to be in substantial compliance with a support order or payment schedule if a court determines that the obligor is making the best efforts possible to have no arrearages; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, providing that the authority of a tribunal to order that service be given to a party by first class mail applies to subsequent child support enforcement efforts by the agency with respect to that party; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, allowing a party aggrieved by an order of nondisclosure of information relating to a party or a child in a child support proceeding to contest that order in a hearing when the order was based on an ex parte finding of risk; retaining existing law relating to the duty of employers and labor unions to provide employment and compensation reports to the child support enforcement agency; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, requiring that administrative subpoenas of the child support enforcement agency be served in the manner provided for service of liens by the agency; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, requiring that administrative orders to withhold and deliver be served by the child support enforcement agency electronically or in the manner provided for service of liens by the agency; retaining existing law with respect to whether 1997-05-10 House Journal Page 1804 SB 154 a lien arising under the child support laws of another state shall be given full faith and credit in this state; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, allowing the child support enforcement agency of this or another state, but not any other person, to serve a copy of certain liens relating to child support at any time after recording of the lien; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, allowing the periodic modification of child support orders without a showing of a material change in circumstances but only if the order was not modified in the three years preceding the periodic modification; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, modifying the duties of the child support enforcement agency but not authorizing the agency to enter into contracts or agreements with contractors to perform some or all of the function of the agency's disbursement unit; reenacting and reinstating existing laws relating to child support and paternity determination upon the repeal of the changes made by this law on July 1, 1999; amending Rules 4, 5, 35, 52, 58, 78, 90.1, and 90.3, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; amending Rule 901, Alaska Rules of Evidence; amending Rules 3 and 5, Alaska Bar Association Rules; repealing the effective date of sec. 45, ch. 107, SLA 1996; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Therriault, Co-chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (2): Mulder, Foster Do not pass (1): Kohring No recommendation (7): Therriault, Martin, Davies, Grussendorf, Moses, Davis, Kelly The following fiscal notes apply: Indeterminate fiscal note, Alaska Court System, 5/10/97 Senate zero fiscal notes (3), Dept. of Health & Social Services, 4/29/97 Senate zero fiscal note, Dept. of Administration, 4/29/97 Senate zero fiscal note, Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development, 4/29/97 1997-05-10 House Journal Page 1805 SB 154 Senate zero fiscal note, Dept. of Revenue, 4/29/97 CSSB 154(FIN) am is on today's calendar. **The presence of Representative Barnes was noted.