Legislature(1999 - 2000)
2000-02-21 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2000-02-21 House Journal Page 2255 HB 236 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 236 "An Act relating to credited service in the teachers' retirement system for part-time employment." with the: Journal Page STA RPT 5DP 1DNP 2140 ZERO FISCAL NOTE (ADM) 2140 HES REFERRAL WAIVED 2153 FIN RPT 7DP 2203 ZERO FISCAL NOTE (ADM) 2/9/00 2204 Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Ogan: Page 2, following line 22: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 23.40.250(6) is amended to read: (6) "employee," for the purposes of meeting the definition of classified service, does not include a school principal ¦"EMPLOYEE" MEANS ANY EMPLOYEE OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYER, WHETHER OR NOT IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER, EXCEPT ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS OR SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLSá;" Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Ogan moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Davies objected. Representative Brice rose to a point of order stating the amendment was not appropriate because, in effect, it withdraws a bill from committee. The Speaker ruled that debate would be allowed to continue. 2000-02-21 House Journal Page 2256 HB 236 Representative Barnes rose to a point of order stating that legislation still in committee was not debatable on the floor. The Speaker stated that the point was well taken and would allow brief debate on the amendment. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 236 Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 6 NAYS: 29 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Coghill, Cowdery, Kohring, Ogan, Rokeberg, Sanders Nays: Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Grussendorf, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kookesh, Kott, Masek, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Phillips, Porter, Smalley, Therriault, Whitaker, Williams Excused: Halcro, Kemplen, Kerttula Absent: Cissna, Moses And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was not offered. Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that HB236 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. HB 236 was read the third time. Representative Mulder moved and asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and Representative Mulder was required to vote. Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to abstain from voting due to a potential conflict of interest. 2000-02-21 House Journal Page 2257 HB 236 Objection was heard, and Representative Davies was required to vote. The question being: "Shall HB 236 pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 236 Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 34 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Cissna, Coghill, Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Grussendorf, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kookesh, Kott, Masek, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Sanders, Smalley, Therriault, Whitaker, Williams Nays: Kohring, Ogan Excused: Halcro, Kemplen, Kerttula Absent: Moses And so, HB 236 passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.