2004-04-22                     House Journal                      Page 3442
HB 539                                                                                            
The Judiciary Committee has considered:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 539                                                                              
    "An Act exempting a person who allows a student of the                                          
    University of Alaska to gain practical work experience with the                                 
    person while participating in a practicum from vicarious liability                              
    as an employer, and exempting the student participating in a                                    
    practicum from the Alaska Wage and Hour Act and workers'                                        
    compensation coverage."                                                                         
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 539(L&C)                                                                  
    "An Act exempting a person who allows a student of the                                          
    University of Alaska to gain practical work experience with the                                 
    person while participating in a practicum from vicarious liability                              
    as an employer, and exempting the student participating in a                                    
    practicum from the Alaska Wage and Hour Act; and providing for                                  
    an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                    

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The report was signed by Representative McGuire, Chair, with the                                    
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (2):  Ogg, McGuire                                                                          
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (4):  Gara, Holm, Samuels, Gruenberg                                              
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 539(L&C):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                              
2.  Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                    
3.  Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                    
4.  Zero, University of Alaska                                                                      
                                                                                                    
HB 539 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                     
calendar.