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1997-05-09 Senate Journal

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1997-05-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 1920
SB 154                                                                       
Senator Pearce gave notice of reconsideration on CS FOR SENATE                 
BILL NO. 154(FIN) am and moved and asked unanimous consent                     
that it be taken up at this time.  Without objection, it was so                
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               

1997-05-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 1921
SB 154                                                                       
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 154(FIN) am was before the Senate in                    
third reading on reconsideration.                                              
                                                                               
The question to be reconsidered: Shall 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repealed on July 1, 1999, relating to paternity determination and              
child support; making statutory changes that will be repealed on July          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will be repealed on July 1, 1999, to laws relating to occupational             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will be repealed on July 1, 1999, relating to immunity from civil              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that will be repealed on July 1, 1999, relating to voiding fraudulent          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 July1, 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 July1, 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          
                                                                               

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SB 154                                                                       
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 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 pass the Senate?  The roll was                 
taken with the following result:                                               
                                                                               
CSSB 154(FIN) am                                                               
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                             
Effective Dates                                                                
Court Rule Changes                                                             
                                                                               
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Leman, Mackie,                   
Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken              
                                                                               
Nays:  Green, Halford, Lincoln, Taylor                                         
                                                                               
Excused:  Kelly                                                                
                                                                               

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SB 154                                                                       
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 154(FIN) am passed the                          
Senate on reconsideration.                                                     
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on              
the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date           
clauses.  Without objection, it was so ordered.                                
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on              
the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the court rule               
changes.  Without objection, it was so ordered.                                
                                                                               
Senator Pearce moved and asked unanimous consent under rule 43(b)              
of the Uniform Rules that engrossment be waived on CS FOR                      
SENATE BILL NO. 154(FIN) am.  Without objection, it was so                     
ordered and the bill was signed by the President and Secretary and             
transmitted to the House with certified amendments.