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2008-03-28 Senate Journal

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2008-03-28                     Senate Journal                      Page 2450
HB 13                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                                          
13(FIN) "An Act relating to prepayments of accrued actuarial                                                                    
liabilities of government retirement systems; relating to the Alaska                                                            
Municipal Bond Bank Authority, the Alaska Housing Finance                                                                       
Corporation, and the state bond committee; establishing the Alaska                                                              
Pension Obligation Bond Corporation; permitting the Alaska                                                                      
Municipal Bond Bank Authority or a subsidiary of the authority, a                                                               
subsidiary of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, the state bond                                                            
committee, and the Alaska Pension Obligation Bond Corporation to                                                                
assist state and municipal governmental employers by issuing bonds,                                                             
notes, commercial paper, or other obligations to enable the                                                                     
governmental employers to prepay all or a portion of the governmental                                                           
employers' shares of the unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities of                                                              
retirement systems; authorizing a governmental employer to issue                                                                
obligations to prepay all or a portion of the governmental employer's                                                           
shares of the unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities of retirement                                                              
systems and to enter into a lease or other contractual agreement with a                                                         
trustee, the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority or a subsidiary of                                                            
the authority, a subsidiary of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation,                                                          
the state bond committee, or the Alaska Pension Obligation Bond                                                                 
Corporation in connection with the issuance of obligations for that                                                             
purpose, and relating to those obligations; relating to revision of the                                                         
employer contribution rate in connection with financed prepayment of                                                            
unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities of government retirement                                                                 
systems; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be                                                             
replaced with                                                                                                                   

2008-03-28                     Senate Journal                      Page 2451
  SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 13(FIN) "An Act                                                                           
  relating to prepayments of accrued actuarial liabilities of                                                                   
  government retirement systems; relating to the Alaska Municipal                                                               
  Bond Bank Authority, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation,                                                                  
  and the state bond committee; establishing the Alaska Pension                                                                 
  Obligation Bond Corporation; permitting the Alaska Municipal                                                                  
  Bond Bank Authority or a subsidiary of the authority, a subsidiary                                                            
  of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, the state bond                                                                     
  committee, and the Alaska Pension Obligation Bond Corporation                                                                 
  to assist state and municipal governmental employers by issuing                                                               
  bonds, notes, commercial paper, or other obligations to enable the                                                            
  governmental employers to prepay all or a portion of the                                                                      
  governmental employers' shares of the unfunded accrued actuarial                                                              
  liabilities of retirement systems; authorizing a governmental                                                                 
  employer to enter into a lease or other contractual agreement with                                                            
  a trustee, the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority or a                                                                      
  subsidiary of the authority, a subsidiary of the Alaska Housing                                                               
  Finance Corporation, the state bond committee, or the Alaska                                                                  
  Pension Obligation Bond Corporation in connection with the                                                                    
  issuance of obligations by a state entity for the purpose of                                                                  
  prepaying all or a portion of the governmental employer's share of                                                            
  the unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities of retirement systems,                                                             
  and relating to those obligations; relating to revision of the                                                                
  employer contribution rate in connection with financed                                                                        
  prepayment of unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities of                                                                       
  government retirement systems; and providing for an effective                                                                 
  date." (Title change SCR 20)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Hoffman, Stedman, Cochairs; Senators                                                                  
Elton, Thomas. Signing no recommendation: Senator Olson.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 3, indeterminate, Department of Revenue                                                                        
 Fiscal Note No. 4, zero, Department of Administration                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.