2008-03-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 2170
          participation in, and termination of and amendments                                                                   
          to participation in, the defined benefit plans of those                                                               
          systems; relating to recovery of an award of damages                                                                  
          or other recovery by those systems; relating to                                                                       
          employer contributions to the health reimbursement                                                                    
          arrangement plan; relating to participation in the                                                                    
          public employees' defined contribution plan by                                                                        
          certain elected officials; making conforming                                                                          
          amendments; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
be adopted.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Administration                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Signing the report: Senator Stedman, Chair, Senators Stevens, Wilken;                                                           
Representative Chenault, Chair, Representatives Hawker, Doogan.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The report was held on the Secretary's desk.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                  Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 302                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 302 by the Senate Labor and Commerce                                                                            
Committee, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act creating a postsecondary scholarship grant                                                                    
          program for Alaska residents based on high                                                                            
          achievement and financial need."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Senate Special Committee                                                            
on Education and Finance Committee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB 303                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 303 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                               
BY REQUEST, entitled:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to certain grants awarded by the                                                                     
          Department of Environmental Conservation."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance                                                               
Committees.