Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2005-03-09 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0553 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION Juneau, Alaska Wednesday March 9, 2005 Fifty-ninth Day Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker Harris at 10:07 a.m. Roll call showed 29 members present. Representatives Coghill, Croft, Dahlstrom, Joule, Kohring, Olson, and Rokeberg had been previously excused from a call of the House today. Representative Kott was absent and his presence was noted later. Representative Kapsner was absent. Acting Majority Leader Foster moved and asked unanimous consent that Representative Elkins be excused from a call of the House today because of illness. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Foster moved and asked unanimous consent that Representative Samuels be excused from today to 10:00 p.m., plane time, March 13, 2005. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Tim Frega of Auke Bay Bible Church. Representative Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Dear Heavenly Father, I am burdened today for our men and women from Alaska that are soldiers overseas. I pray that You keep them safe and that You give them comfort while they are away from home. I ask, Father, that You take and give their children love from above. Bless their wives and husbands that are here at home 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0554 without their mates. Give them strength to carry on the work of the home. I know that in a spiritual sense, Father, that we are all in warfare with the wicked one. I know that Jesus has the power to break bondages and give freedom. May these men and women in this House put on the "whole armor of God" daily, and may they realize how clever our real enemy is. Because of this, Jesus, may these representatives daily give their lives to Your agenda and to Your control. In Christ's name I pray, Amen. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Salmon. CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Foster moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal for the 57th and 58th legislative days be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE A message dated March 7, 2005, was read stating the Senate has confirmed the following members to the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics: Senator Ben Stevens Senator French Senator Seekins (Alternate) The House members of the committee are Representatives Weyhrauch and Gruenberg, and Representatives Harris and Gara (Alternates) (page 95). A message dated March 8, 2005, was read stating the Senate has confirmed the following to the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics: 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0555 Senator Davis (Alternate) - Senate member Dennis "Skip" Cook - public member HB 158 A message dated March 8, 2005, was read stating the Senate has passed: HOUSE BILL NO. 158 "An Act relating to the public school account and renaming the public school account as the public education fund; and providing for an effective date." HB 158 was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. Messages dated March 7 and 8, 2005, were read stating the Senate has passed the following and they are transmitted for consideration: FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS SCR 3 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3 by the Senate Rules Committee: Authorizing a recess by the Senate and the House of Representatives for a period of more than three days, those days being March 25, 26, 27, and 28 of 2005. was read the first time and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. **The presence of Representative Kott was noted. FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE BILLS SB 25 SENATE BILL NO. 25 by Senators Elton and Gary Stevens, Ellis, French, and Dyson, entitled: 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0556 "An Act relating to labeling and identification of genetically modified fish and fish products." was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on Fisheries and the Labor & Commerce and Resources Committees. SB 98 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 98(FIN) am by the Senate Finance Committee, entitled: "An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital appropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee. SB 104 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 104(JUD) by the Senate Judiciary Committee, entitled: "An Act relating to the crimes of unsworn falsification in the first and second degrees and false information or report; requiring the establishment of a permanent fund dividend fraud investigation unit in the Department of Revenue; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary Committees. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES HJR 8 The State Affairs Committee has considered: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8 Expressing support of Alaska Army National Guard soldiers deployed worldwide. 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0557 The report was signed by Representative Seaton, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Elkins, Seaton The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs HJR 8 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. HB 7 The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 7 "An Act relating to the calculation and payment of unemployment compensation benefits; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 7(L&C) (same title) The report was signed by Representative Anderson, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (2): Lynn, Crawford No recommendation (3): Rokeberg, Kott, Anderson Amend (1): Guttenberg The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 7(L&C): 1. Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Administration/All Depts. HB 7 was referred to the Finance Committee. 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0558 HB 16 The Health, Education & Social Services Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 16 "An Act relating to funding for school districts operating secondary school boarding programs and to funding for school districts from which boarding students come; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Wilson, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (6): Cissna, Gardner, Anderson, McGuire, Seaton, Wilson The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Fiscal, Dept. of Education & Early Development HB 16 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 20 The Health, Education & Social Services Committee has considered: SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 20 "An Act relating to a separate appropriation bill for operating expenses for primary and secondary public education and establishing a date by which the bill must be transmitted to the governor each year; relating to notice of nonretention for tenured teachers; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 20(EDU) "An Act relating to a separate appropriation bill for operating expenses for primary and secondary public education and establishing a date by which the bill must be transmitted to the governor each year; and providing for an effective date." 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0559 The report was signed by Representative Wilson, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Cissna, Gardner, McGuire, Seaton, Wilson The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSSSHB 20(EDU): 1. Zero, Dept. of Education & Early Development SSHB 20 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 81 The Finance Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 81 "An Act establishing an administrative fine and procedure for construction contractors in certain circumstances; increasing the amount of a civil penalty for persons acting in the capacity of contractors or home inspectors; modifying the elements of a crime involving contractor registration and residential contractors; and exempting the administrative hearings for imposing an administrative fine on construction contractors from the hearings conducted by the office of administrative hearings in the Department of Administration." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 81(L&C) "An Act establishing an administrative fine and procedure for construction contractors in certain circumstances; increasing the amount of a civil penalty for persons acting in the capacity of contractors or home inspectors; modifying the elements of a crime involving contractor registration and residential contractors; modifying the exemptions from regulation under AS 08.18 for contractors; and exempting the administrative hearings for imposing an administrative fine on construction contractors from the hearings conducted by the office of administrative hearings in the Department of Administration." 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0560 The report was signed by Representatives Meyer and Chenault, Co- chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (3): Hawker, Foster, Meyer No recommendation (6): Moses, Joule, Stoltze, Croft, Kelly, Chenault The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 81(L&C): 1. Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development 2. Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development HB 81 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. HB 83 The State Affairs Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 83 "An Act relating to the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 83(MLV) "An Act relating to the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Seaton, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (7): Gardner, Lynn, Gatto, Elkins, Gruenberg, Ramras, Seaton The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 83(MLV): 1. Zero, Dept. of Military & Veterans' Affairs 2. Zero, Dept. of Natural Resources HB 83 was referred to the Finance Committee. 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0561 HB 85 The Judiciary Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 85 "An Act relating to self-administration and documentation of certain types of medication prescribed to a child attending school." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 85(JUD) (same title) The report was signed by Representative McGuire, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Gruenberg, Dahlstrom, Coghill, Gara, McGuire The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 85(JUD): 2. Zero, Dept. of Education & Early Development HB 85 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 95 The Judiciary Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 95 "An Act relating to public health and public health emergencies and disasters; relating to duties of the public defender and office of public advocacy regarding public health matters; relating to certain claims for public health matters; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 95(JUD) "An Act relating to public health and public health emergencies and disasters; relating to duties of the public defender and office of public advocacy regarding public health matters; relating to certain claims for public health matters; making conforming 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0562 amendments; relating to the treatment and transportation of dead bodies; amending Rules 4, 7, 8, 38, 40, 65, 72, and 77, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative McGuire, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (1): Anderson No recommendation (6): Gruenberg, Kott, Dahlstrom, Coghill, Gara, McGuire The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 95(JUD): 1. Zero, Dept. of Health & Social Services HB 95 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. HB 97 The Finance Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 97 "An Act relating to the authority to take oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgments in the state, to notarizations, to verifications, to acknowledgments, to fees for issuing certificates with the seal of the state affixed, and to notaries public; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 97(FIN) (same title) The report was signed by Representative Meyer, Co-chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (2): Foster, Meyer 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0563 No recommendation (7): Hawker, Moses, Holm, Stoltze, Joule, Kelly, Weyhrauch The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 97(FIN): 1. Fiscal, Office of the Governor HB 97 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. HB 127 The State Affairs Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 127 "An Act relating to service in the peace corps and to service as a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service as allowable absences from the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends and to the period for filing an application for a permanent fund dividend; authorizing the Department of Revenue to issue administrative orders imposing sanctions for certain misrepresentations or other actions concerning eligibility for a permanent fund dividend and providing for administrative appeal of those orders; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 127(STA) "An Act relating to service in the peace corps as an allowable absence from the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends and to the period for filing an application for a permanent fund dividend; authorizing the Department of Revenue to issue administrative orders imposing sanctions for certain misrepresentations or other actions concerning eligibility for a permanent fund dividend and providing for administrative appeal of those orders; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Seaton, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Lynn, Gatto, Ramras, Gruenberg, Seaton 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0564 The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 127(STA): 1. Zero, Dept. of Revenue HB 127 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 130 The Resources Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 130 "An Act granting certain state land to the University of Alaska and establishing the university research forest; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 130(RES) "An Act relating to the grant of certain state land to the University of Alaska and establishing the university research forest; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representatives Samuels and Ramras, Co- chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): LeDoux, Crawford, Seaton, Ramras No recommendation (3): Gatto, Elkins, Samuels The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 130(RES): 1. Zero, Dept. of Fish & Game 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Law 3. Fiscal, Dept. of Natural Resources 4. Fiscal, University of Alaska HB 130 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 175 The Judiciary Committee has considered: 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0565 HOUSE BILL NO. 175 "An Act relating to the creation of a civil legal services fund." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 175(JUD) (same title) The report was signed by Representative McGuire, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Kott, Gruenberg, Dahlstrom, Gara, McGuire No recommendation (1): Coghill The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 175(JUD): 1. Zero, Office of the Governor 2. Zero, Dept. of Law HB 175 was referred to the Finance Committee. SB 60 The Finance Committee has considered: SENATE BILL NO. 60 "An Act extending the termination date of the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Meyer, Co-chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (9): Hawker, Moses, Holm, Stoltze, Joule, Weyhrauch, Croft, Foster, Meyer No recommendation (1): Kelly The following fiscal note(s) apply: 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0566 SB 60 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES HB 128 The House Special Committee on Education has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 128 "An Act establishing the Alaska Schools Physical Activity Task Force." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 128(EDU) (same title) The report was signed by Representative Neuman, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (7): Gara, Gatto, Wilson, Thomas, Salmon, Lynn, Neuman The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 128(EDU): 1. Zero, Dept. of Education & Early Development HB 128 was referred to the Health, Education & Social Services Committee. INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar: Honoring - The Tsunami Relief Done by Members of the Air Force's 3rd Wing and Elmendorf Air Force Base By Representative Berkowitz Honoring - The South Anchorage High School Hockey Team By Representative Lynn 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0567 Honoring - The Palmer and Matanuska Susitna Borough Palmer Kiwanis Club By Representative Gatto Honoring - Cross Roads Community Church, Church on the Rock and Other Community Supporters By Representative Thomas Honoring - Major General John W. Holly By Representative Dahlstrom Honoring - Lieutenant Colonel Carlisle A. Lincoln III By Representative Lynn Honoring - Carl H. Marrs, Junior Achievement Alaska Business Hall of Fame By Representative McGuire Honoring - Dr. Jo Ann McDowell By Representative Harris Honoring - Libby Roderick, Activist and Artist By Representative Berkowitz Honoring - Vivian Stoddard Laurie, Anchorage Pioneer By Senator Guess Honoring - Jirdes Winther Baxter, Honorary Musher - 2005 Iditarod Sled Dog Race By Senator Elton; Representatives Kerttula, Weyhrauch In Memoriam - Henry Burton By Senator Davis In Memoriam - William "Billy" Foster By Senator Davis In Memoriam - Jean Mahoney By Senator Davis 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0568 In Memoriam - Daphier "Dee Dee" Payne By Senator Davis INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS HCR 5 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5 by Representative Seaton: Relating to support of community water fluoridation. was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional Affairs and Health, Education & Social Services Committees. INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS HB 195 SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 195 by Representatives Elkins and Kerttula, entitled: "An Act appropriating funds to reimburse municipalities for real property tax revenue lost due to the mandatory senior citizen and disabled veterans exemption." was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional Affairs and Finance Committees. HB 212 HOUSE BILL NO. 212 by Representative Thomas, entitled: "An Act relating to exemptions from municipal property taxes for certain primary residences; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs and the Community & Regional Affairs Committee. 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0569 HB 213 HOUSE BILL NO. 213 by Representatives Ramras and Elkins, entitled: "An Act relating to alcohol server education." was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and Finance Committees. HB 214 HOUSE BILL NO. 214 by Representatives McGuire, Kerttula, and Gruenberg, entitled: "An Act relating to anatomical gifts and the anatomical gift donor registry program." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Health, Education & Social Services Committees. HB 215 HOUSE BILL NO. 215 by Representatives Rokeberg by request and Berkowitz, entitled: "An Act relating to the investment responsibilities of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation; relating to regulations proposed and adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation and providing procedures for the adoption of regulations by the board; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Finance Committees. HB 216 HOUSE BILL NO. 216 by the House Labor and Commerce Committee, entitled: "An Act relating to insurance rate-making and form filing." was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and Finance Committees. 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0570 CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS Representative Foster moved and asked unanimous consent that the House approve the citations on the calendar. There being no objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling: In Memoriam - Charles Mohun Quarré By Senator Wagoner; Representatives Olson, Chenault, Harris, Anderson, Berkowitz, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, LeDoux, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson In Memoriam - Rita Botelho By Senator Wagoner; Representatives Olson, Chenault, Harris, Anderson, Berkowitz, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, LeDoux, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson In Memoriam - Ron Gibbens By Senator Wagoner; Representatives Olson, Chenault, Harris, Anderson, Berkowitz, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, LeDoux, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson In Memoriam - Michelle Odom Maheras By Senator Wagoner; Representatives Olson, Chenault, Harris, Anderson, Berkowitz, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, LeDoux, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0571 UNFINISHED BUSINESS HB 85 The Speaker waived the Finance Committee referral for the following at the request of Representative Meyer, Co-chair: HOUSE BILL NO. 85 "An Act relating to self-administration and documentation of certain types of medication prescribed to a child attending school." HB 85 was removed from the Finance Committee and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. Representative Foster moved and asked unanimous consent that the following members be excused from a call of the House. There being no objection, the members were excused as noted: Representative Wilson - from 11:00 a.m., March 9 to 9:00 p.m., plane time, March 13, 2005 Representative LeDoux - from 11:00 a.m., March 9 to 9:00 p.m., plane time, March 13, 2005 Representative Neuman - from 11:00 a.m., March 9 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative Kelly - from 11:00 a.m., March 9 to 9:30 p.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative Gatto - from 11:00 a.m., March 9 to 9:30 p.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative Salmon - from 11:00 a.m., March 9 to 9:30 p.m., plane time, March 20, 2005 Representative Gruenberg - from 4:00 p.m., March 9 to 9:30 p.m., plane time, March 13, 2005 Representative Elkins - from 4:00 p.m., March 9 to 9:30 p.m., plane time, March 13, 2005 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0572 Representative Holm - from 9:00 p.m., March 9 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 16, 2005 Representative Weyhrauch - from 9:00 p.m., March 9 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 16, 2005 Representative Chenault - from 7:30 p.m., March 9 to 1:30 p.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative Gardner - from 7:30 p.m., March 9 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative Moses - from 7:30 p.m., March 9 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative Crawford - from 7:00 a.m., March 10 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative Ramras - from 7:00 a.m., March 10 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative Thomas - from 7:00 a.m., March 10 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative McGuire - from 8:00 a.m., March 10 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 16, 2005 Representative Cissna - from 1:00 p.m., March 10 to noon, plane time, March 13, 2005 Representative Berkowitz - from 1:00 p.m., March 10 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 14, 2005 Representative Meyer - from 7:00 p.m., March 10 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 13, 2005 Representative Harris - from 7:00 a.m., March 12 to 9:30 p.m., plane time, March 13, 2005 Representative Anderson - from 7:00 a.m., March 14 to 9:30 a.m., plane time, March 16, 2005 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0573 HCR 3 Representative Kerttula added her name as cosponsor to: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3 Relating to renewable energy resource development. HB 16 Representatives Gardner and McGuire added their names as cosponsors to: HOUSE BILL NO. 16 "An Act relating to funding for school districts operating secondary school boarding programs and to funding for school districts from which boarding students come; and providing for an effective date." HB 26 Representative Chenault added his name as cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 26 "An Act relating to short-term commercial fishing crewmember licenses; and providing for an effective date." HB 53 Representative Lynn added his name as cosponsor to: SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53 "An Act relating to child-in-need-of-aid proceedings; amending the construction of statutes pertaining to children in need of aid; relating to a duty and standard of care for services to children and families, to the confidentiality of investigations, court hearings, and public agency records and information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child protection matters, to immunity regarding disclosure of information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child protection matters, to the retention of certain privileges of a parent in a relinquishment and termination of a parent and child relationship proceeding, to eligibility for permanent fund dividends for certain children in the custody of the state, and to juvenile delinquency proceedings and placements; establishing a right to a trial by jury in termination of parental 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0574 rights proceedings; reestablishing and relating to state citizens' review panels for certain child protection and custody matters; amending the duty to disclose information pertaining to a child in need of aid; authorizing additional family members to consent to disclosure of confidential or privileged information about children and families involved with children's services within the Department of Health and Social Services to officials for review or use in official capacities; relating to reports of harm and to adoptions and foster care; mandating reporting of the medication of children in state custody; prescribing the rights of grandparents related to child-in-need-of-aid cases and establishing a grandparent priority for adoption in certain child-in-need-of-aid cases; modifying adoption and placement procedures in certain child-in-need-of-aid cases; amending treatment service requirements for parents involved in child-in-need-of-aid proceedings; amending Rules 9 and 13, Alaska Adoption Rules; amending Rules 3, 18, and 22, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and providing for an effective date." HB 85 Representatives LeDoux, Kerttula, and Gara added their names as cosponsors to: HOUSE BILL NO. 85 "An Act relating to self-administration and documentation of certain types of medication prescribed to a child attending school." HB 124 Representative Kelly added his name as cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 124 am "An Act relating to the collection of, and the use of reasonable force to collect, a deoxyribonucleic acid sample from persons convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for certain crimes." HB 127 Representative Gruenberg added his name as cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 127 "An Act relating to service in the peace corps and to service as a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service as allowable 2005-03-09 House Journal Page 0575 absences from the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends and to the period for filing an application for a permanent fund dividend; authorizing the Department of Revenue to issue administrative orders imposing sanctions for certain misrepresentations or other actions concerning eligibility for a permanent fund dividend and providing for administrative appeal of those orders; and providing for an effective date." HB 194 Representative Gardner added her name as cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 194 "An Act prohibiting a public officer from taking official action regarding a matter in which the public officer has a significant financial interest; and defining 'official action' for purposes of the chapter generally referred to as the Executive Branch Ethics Act." SB 25 Representatives Kerttula and Wilson added their names as cross sponsors to: SENATE BILL NO. 25 "An Act relating to labeling and identification of genetically modified fish and fish products." ANNOUNCEMENTS House committee schedules are published daily under separate cover. ADJOURNMENT Representative Foster moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 10:00 a.m., March 10, 2005, for a technical session. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 10:43 a.m. Suzi Lowell Chief Clerk