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2005-05-04 House Journal

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2005-05-04                     House Journal                      Page 1526
SB 141                                                                                            
HCS CSSB 141(FIN) am H was before the House in second reading.                                      
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 11 was offered  by Representatives Chenault, Wilson,                                   
and Seaton:                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 119, following line 29:                                                                        
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2005-05-04                     House Journal                      Page 1527
"* Sec. 148.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended                                
by adding a new section to read:                                                                    
 CONTINGENT EFFECT OF SECTIONS 1 - 147.  (a)  Sections                                              
1 - 147 of this Act take effect only if the Twenty-Fourth Alaska State                              
Legislature during its First Regular Session                                                        
  (1)  passes a version of a bill that amends AS 14.17.470 to                                       
increase the base student allocation to at least $4,919 and that bill                               
becomes law;                                                                                        
  (2)  passes a version of a bill that appropriates at least                                        
$22,308,490 from the general fund to the Department of Education                                    
and Early Development for distribution to Alaska school districts and                               
that appropriation becomes law; and                                                                 
  (3)  passes a version of a bill increasing the existing district                                  
cost factors annually in AS 14.17.460 by 25 percent of the difference                               
in the proposed district cost factors as recommended by the Institute of                            
Social Economic Research in the report dated January 31, 2005, for                                  
FY 2006-2009.                                                                                       
 (b)  The commissioner of education and early development shall                                     
certify to the revisor of statutes whether the contingencies in (a) of this                         
section have occurred."                                                                             
                                                                                                    
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Page 120, line 1:                                                                                   
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Page 120, line 3:                                                                                   
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Page 120, lines 4 - 5:                                                                              
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"* Sec. 152.  Section 148 of this Act takes effect immediately under                              
AS 01.10.070(c).                                                                                    
   * Sec. 153.  Except as provided in secs. 149 - 152, if secs. 1 - 147 of                        
this Act take effect under sec. 148 of this Act, this Act takes effect                              
July 1, 2005."                                                                                      

2005-05-04                     House Journal                      Page 1528
Representative Chenault moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 11 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Rokeberg objected and stated that the amendment was                                  
out of order under Rule 35 of the Uniform Rules.                                                    
                                                                                                    
The Speaker ruled the amendment out of order.                                                       
                                                                                                    
Representative Chenault moved and asked unanimous consent to                                        
withdraw Amendment No. 11.  There being no objection, it was so                                     
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 12 was offered  by Representatives Seaton and                                          
Rokeberg:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Under Amendment No. 9:                                                                              
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Representative Seaton moved and asked unanimous consent that                                        
Amendment No. 12 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Kerttula objected and withdrew the objection.  There                                 
being no further objection, Amendment No. 12 was adopted.                                           
                                                                                                    
Representative McGuire moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
House rescind previous action in adopting Amendment No. 8.                                          
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz rose to a point of order.                                                  
                                                                                                    
The Speaker cautioned members to confine remarks to the motion.                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall the House rescind previous action in                                    
adopting Amendment No. 8?"  The roll was taken with the following                                   
result:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 141(FIN) am H                                                                              
Second Reading                                                                                      
Rescind Previous Action/Amendment No. 8                                                             
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  22   NAYS:  18   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                  

2005-05-04                     House Journal                      Page 1529
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Foster, Gatto, Harris, Holm,                                    
Kapsner, Kelly, Kohring, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Ramras,                                     
Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson                                       
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Gara,                                 
Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Joule, Kerttula, Kott,                                      
LeDoux, Lynn, Olson, Salmon                                                                         
                                                                                                    
And so, the motion passed.                                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 8 (page 1522) be adopted.                                                             
                                                                                                    
Representative Kelly objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Representative Kelly placed a call of the House on the bill.                                        
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated the call was satisfied.                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 141(FIN) am H                                                                              
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 8                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom,                                     
Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Joule,                                        
Kerttula, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, Olson, Salmon, Weyhrauch                                              
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Elkins, Foster, Gatto, Holm, Kapsner, Kelly,                              
Kohring, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Ramras, Rokeberg,                                           
Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 8 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative Anderson:                                             
                                                                                                    

2005-05-04                     House Journal                      Page 1530
Page 67, line 30, following "AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680":                                             
 Insert "However, AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680 apply to a peace                                         
officer or fire fighter first hired on or after July 1, 2005."                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 84, line 30, following "AS 39.35.940.":                                                        
 Insert "AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990 do not apply to a peace officer                                   
or fire fighter first hired on or after July 1, 2005.  Under AS 39.35.095,                          
AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680 apply to those members."                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 96, lines 12 - 14:                                                                             
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       "(1)  the member has at least 30 years of membership                                         
     service; or"                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 96, line 30, through page 97, line 1:                                                          
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       "(1)  a member with at least 30 years of membership                                          
     service  and who retires directly from the plan;"                                              
                                                                                                    
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Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                     
                                                                                                    
Page 103, lines 1 - 6:                                                                              
 Delete "The monthly survivor's pension in (b) of this section for                                  
survivors of employees who were not peace officers or fire fighters is                              
40 percent of the employee's monthly compensation in the month in                                   
which the employee dies.  The monthly survivor's pension in (b) of                                  
this section for survivors of employees who were peace officers or fire                             
fighters is 50 percent of the monthly compensation in the month in                                  
which the employee dies."                                                                           
 Insert "The monthly survivor's pension in (b) of this section for                                  
survivors of employees is 40 percent of the employee's monthly                                      
compensation in the month in which the employee dies."                                              
                                                                                                    

2005-05-04                     House Journal                      Page 1531
Representative Anderson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
There was objection.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Representative Kelly lifted the call.                                                               
                                                                                                    
Representative Anderson moved and asked unanimous consent to                                        
withdraw the motion.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
Representative Samuels be excused from a call of the House today to                                 
4:00 p.m.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                             
                                                                                                    
Representative Anderson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 5 (page 1529) be adopted.                                                             
                                                                                                    
Representative Dahlstrom objected.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Representative Kelly placed a call of the House on the bill.                                        
                                                                                                    
The call was satisfied.                                                                             
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Anderson moved and asked unanimous consent to                                        
withdraw Amendment No. 5.  There being no objection, it was so                                      
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS                                   
CSSB 141(FIN) am H be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                       
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                               
                                                                                                    
There was objection.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 141(FIN) am H will advance to third reading on                                             
tomorrow's calendar.