Legislature(1999 - 2000)
1999-04-27 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1999-04-27 Senate Journal Page 1130 SB 4 The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 4 An Act relating to establishing an office of victims rights; relating to compensation of victims of violent crimes; relating to eligibility for a permanent fund dividend for persons convicted of and incarcerated for certain offenses; and amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 9, Alaska Delinquency Rules, and Rule 501, Alaska Rules of Evidence and recommended it be replaced with 1999-04-27 Senate Journal Page 1131 SB 4 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 4(FIN) An Act relating to victims rights; relating to establishing an office of victims rights; relating to compensation of victims of violent crimes; relating to eligibility for a permanent fund dividend for persons convicted of and incarcerated for certain offenses; relating to notice of appropriations concerning victims rights; and amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 9, Alaska Delinquency Rules, and Rule 501, Alaska Rules of Evidence; and providing for an effective date. and further recommends the adoption of the following Finance Committee Letter of Intent: Letter of Intent It is the intent of the Legislature to fund the Office of Victims Rights solely from the additional revenue generated by the new provisions established in CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 4(FIN) under AS 43.23.005(d)(B)(i) and (ii) that make additional criminals ineligible to receive the permanent fund dividend. It is further the intent of the legislature that the funding for the Office of Victims Rights shall in no way result in a decrease of funding for crime victims compensation, council on domestic violence and sexual assault, and the Department of Corrections from the funds available due to criminals being ineligible for the permanent fund dividend under AS 43.23.005 as it read before the effective date of this act. Signing do pass: Senators Torgerson, Parnell, Cochairs. Senators Phillips, Green, Pete Kelly, Donley, Wilken. Signing no recommendation: Senator Adams. Previous zero, indeterminate, and fiscal notes. Fiscal note information forthcoming. 1999-04-27 Senate Journal Page 1132 SB 4 The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.