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                                SENATE JOURNAL                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                           ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                           TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                FIRST SESSION                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                   Wednesday               February 14, 2007                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                Thirtieth Day                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President                                                             
Green at 12:00 p.m.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The roll showed twelve members present. Senator McGuire was                                                                     
excused from a call of the Senate. Senators Davis, Dyson, Elton,                                                                
Hoffman, Therriault, Wielechowski, Wilken were absent.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that Senator                                                                  
Elton be excused from a call of the Senate today. Without objection,                                                            
Senator Elton was excused.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, the Reverend Bob Stevens of                                                             
St. Brendan's Episcopal Church. Senator Olson moved and asked                                                                   
unanimous consent that the prayer be spread. Without objection, it was                                                          
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
          God, our creator, we ask that you be with us this day                                                                 
          as we do the work set before us. Help us to deserve                                                                   
          the trust that has been given to us by those we                                                                       
          represent. Let us understand we are making decisions                                                                  
          for people with many different needs and that only                                                                    
          through compromise can we succeed.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
          In the days ahead give us strength and courage to                                                                     
          make decisions that are moral, just and right for our                                                                 
          great state.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          Be with our loved ones, near or far, on this                                                                          
          Valentine's Day.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
          We ask all these things in your name.               Amen.                                                            

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Senator Stedman led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Certification                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the journals                                                             
for the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth legislative days be approved as                                                          
certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           Messages from the House                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Message dated February 12 was read, stating the House passed and                                                                
transmitted for consideration:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 25                                                                                                                         
HOUSE BILL NO. 25 BY REPRESENTATIVES SEATON AND                                                                                 
WILSON, Hawker, Ramras, Kelly, Guttenberg, Harris, entitled:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to landowners' immunity for                                                                          
          allowing use of land without charge for a recreational                                                                
          activity; relating to landowners' liability where                                                                     
          landowner conduct involves gross negligence or                                                                        
          reckless or intentional misconduct; relating to claims                                                                
          of adverse possession and prescriptive easements, or                                                                  
          similar claims; and providing for an effective date."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Judiciary                                                             
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 76                                                                                                                         
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 76(JUD) BY THE HOUSE JUDICIARY                                                                            
COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to the creation of a civil legal                                                                     
          services fund."                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance                                                               
Committees.                                                                                                                     

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                          Standing Committee Reports                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 19                                                                                                                         
Forthcoming Finance Committee Substitute (page 221) for SENATE                                                                  
BILL NO. 19 "An Act relating to a public officer's taking official                                                              
action regarding a matter in which the public officer has a financial                                                           
interest; and defining 'official action' under the Alaska Executive                                                             
Branch Ethics Act and related law" was received today:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 19(FIN) "An Act                                                                                
          relating to a public officer's taking official action                                                                 
          regarding, or influencing, a matter in which the                                                                      
          public officer has a personal or financial interest;                                                                  
          relating to restrictions on employment after leaving                                                                  
          state service; prohibiting certain persons from                                                                       
          engaging in activity as lobbyists; and defining                                                                       
          'official action' under the Alaska Executive Branch                                                                   
          Ethics Act and related law."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                          Special Committee Reports                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Report dated February 13 was read, stating:                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
In accordance with AS 24.55.020, the Ombudsman Selection                                                                        
Committee reviewed the following and recommends the nomination                                                                  
be forwarded to a joint session for consideration:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Ombudsman                                                                                                                     
Linda Lord-Jenkins                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
This does not reflect an intent by any of the members to vote for or                                                            
against the appointment of the individual during any further sessions.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Signing the report: Senator Stevens, Representative Dahlstrom,                                                                  
Cochairs; Senators Cowdery, Dyson; Representative Roses.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                        Introduction and Reference of                                                                        
                              Senate Resolutions                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SJR 2                                                                                                                         
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2 BY SENATOR HUGGINS,                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
          Opposing the enactment by the Washington State                                                                        
          Legislature of a bill proposing to impose a fee on the                                                                
          processing of shipping containers in the State of                                                                     
          Washington because of the negative impact of the fee                                                                  
          on the people and the economy of this state.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce                                                                  
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                  Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 79                                                                                                                         
SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 79 BY                                                                                    
SENATOR BUNDE, entitled:                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act making an appropriation for reimbursement                                                                     
          to boroughs and cities for granting of property tax                                                                   
          exemptions; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Community and Regional                                                              
Affairs and Finance Committees.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The presence of Senators Wielechowski, Davis, Dyson was noted.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SB 82                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 82 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act making supplemental appropriations and                                                                        
          other appropriations; amending the lapse dates of                                                                     
          certain appropriations; and providing for an effective                                                                
          date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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A spreadsheet entitled "FY2007 Oil and Gas Supplemental"                                                                        
accompanied the governor's transmittal letter and is on file in the                                                             
Office of the Secretary of the Senate.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated February 13:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Green:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of article III, section 18 of the Alaska                                                                    
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill making appropriations for                                                                
bringing North Slope natural gas to market and other oil and gas                                                                
issues.  This request also includes extending the lapse date of gas                                                             
pipeline related appropriations made in previous years.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Sections 1-3 of the bill appropriate funding to the Departments of                                                              
Law, Natural Resources, and Revenue for their necessary gas pipeline                                                            
and other oil and gas related work.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Section 4 extends the lapse date of appropriations made in prior years                                                          
that dealt with state gas pipeline issues.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Building the gas pipeline is critical for our future.  We need a project                                                        
that ensures any viable explorer or producer can access a gas pipeline                                                          
on reasonable terms and we need a project that can be expanded when                                                             
there is more gas found.  Funding these requests in this supplemental                                                           
bill will provide the foundation necessary to ensure a gas pipeline is                                                          
constructed on Alaska's terms.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
I appreciate your consideration of this supplemental request.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Sarah Palin                                                                                                                     
Governor                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 83                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 83 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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          "An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital                                                                   
          appropriations, and other appropriations; amending                                                                    
          certain appropriations; ratifying certain expenditures;                                                               
          making appropriations to capitalize funds; and                                                                        
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
A spreadsheet entitled "FY2007 Regular Supplemental Requests"                                                                   
accompanied the governor's transmittal letter and is on file in the                                                             
Office of the Secretary of the Senate.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated February 13:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Green:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of article III, section 18 of the Alaska                                                                    
Constitution, I am transmitting to you today a supplemental                                                                     
appropriation bill for Fiscal Year 2007 that totals $51.4 million in                                                            
general funds.  This reflects necessary program cost increases for the                                                          
remainder of Fiscal Year 2007.  For your consideration, there is a                                                              
separate section in the appropriation bill for issues that are time                                                             
sensitive.  These requests total  $8.5 million in general funds, and                                                            
could be shifted to the early supplemental bill, SB 61, at your                                                                 
discretion.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The remaining items in the supplemental bill total $42.9 million in                                                             
general funds.  The largest item in the "regular" portion of the measure                                                        
is $17.7 million in general funds for capitalizing the disaster relief                                                          
fund for costs associated with the Hooper Bay fire, Southcentral flood,                                                         
Southern storm and damage to the Kivalina sea wall.  This bill also has                                                         
$21.3 million in general funds for the Alaska Marine Highway                                                                    
System, including $10.7 million to eliminate the negative balance in                                                            
the marine highway fund.  This is due in large part to the                                                                      
undercollection of revenues to support the amounts appropriated from                                                            
that fund for the operation of the system.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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I appreciate your consideration of this supplemental request.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Sarah Palin                                                                                                                     
Governor                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 84                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 84 BY SENATORS OLSON, Elton, entitled:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to the burning capability of                                                                         
          cigarettes being sold or offered for sale, or possessed                                                               
          for sale; relating to compliance certifications by                                                                    
          tobacco product manufacturers, a directory of                                                                         
          tobacco product manufacturers, the affixing of                                                                        
          stamps to cigarette packages, and cigarette tax                                                                       
          stamps; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce,                                                                 
Judiciary and Finance Committees.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The presence of Senator Wilken was noted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        Consideration of the Calendar                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                  Citations                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - James Eldridge                                                                                                       
Senator(s) Bunde, Green, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton,                                                                   
Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens,                                                                    
Therriault, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski, Wilken                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the citation                                                             
be adopted. Without objection, the citation was adopted and referred to                                                         
the Secretary for transmittal.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                             Unfinished Business                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                       Reconsideration of Senate Bills                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 69                                                                                                                         
Senator Stevens requested that the reconsideration on SENATE CS                                                                 
FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(JUD) be taken up. The bill was                                                                     
before the Senate on reconsideration.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question to be reconsidered: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR                                                                    
HOUSE BILL NO. 69(JUD) "An Act relating to executive clemency"                                                                  
pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 69(JUD)                                                                                                                
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  2                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, French, Green, Huggins,                                                             
Kookesh, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski,                                                                
Wilken                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Elton, McGuire                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Hoffman, Therriault                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(JUD)                                                                             
passed the Senate on reconsideration and was referred to the Secretary                                                          
for engrossment.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The presence of Senator Therriault was noted.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       Unfinished Business (continued)                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
President Green made the following appointments:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Energy Council                                                                                                                
Senator Huggins, Executive Committee                                                                                            
Senator Stedman, Executive Committee                                                                                            
Senator Hoffman, Energy Committee                                                                                               
Senator Wagoner, Energy Committee and the CLEER Board                                                                           
Senator Davis, Energy Committee                                                                                                 

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Senator Wagoner moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                                 
from a call of the Senate from plane time, February 16 through                                                                  
morning plane time, February 20. Without objection, Senator Wagoner                                                             
was excused.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The presence of Senator Hoffman was noted.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Therriault moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                              
from a call of the Senate on February 19. Without objection, Senator                                                            
Therriault was excused.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Cowdery moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                                 
from a call of the Senate from afternoon plane time, February 16                                                                
through afternoon plane time, February 18. Without objection, Senator                                                           
Cowdery was excused.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski moved and asked unanimous consent to be                                                                    
excused from a call of the Senate on February 16. Without objection,                                                            
Senator Wielechowski was excused.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                                   
from a call of the Senate on February 16 from morning plane time.                                                               
Without objection, Senator Olson was excused.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Huggins moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                                 
from a call of the Senate from evening plane time, February 15                                                                  
through evening plane time, February 18. Without objection, Senator                                                             
Huggins was excused.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SB 1                                                                                                                          
Senator Davis moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as a                                                                
cosponsor on SENATE BILL NO. 1 "An Act relating to the base                                                                     
student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public                                                              
education; and providing for an effective date." Without objection, it                                                          
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 73                                                                                                                         
Senators Davis, Wilken, Dyson, Wielechowski, Therriault, Thomas                                                                 
moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cosponsors on                                                                  
SENATE BILL NO. 73 "An Act amending the functions and powers                                                                    

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of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education; and relating                                                               
to the repayment provisions for medical education and postsecondary                                                             
degree program participants." Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB 80                                                                                                                         
Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as                                                                
a cosponsor on SENATE BILL NO. 80 "An Act relating to allowable                                                                 
lease expenditures for the purpose of determining the production tax                                                            
value of oil and gas for the purposes of the oil and gas production tax;                                                        
and providing for an effective date." Without objection, it was so                                                              
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Announcements                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Announcements are at the end of the journal.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Engrossment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 69                                                                                                                         
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(JUD) "An Act                                                                             
relating to executive clemency" was engrossed, signed by the                                                                    
President and Secretary and returned to the House for consideration.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Adjournment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate                                                               
stand in adjournment until 10:00 a.m., February 16, 2007. Without                                                               
objection, the Senate adjourned at 12:22 p.m.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                Kirsten Waid                                                    
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                                                    

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                             STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                             
+ indicates teleconference                                                                                                      
= indicates bill previously heard/scheduled                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                         COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Feb 15        Thursday                              Beltz 211         3:30 PM                                                 
+ SB  16 EXTEND REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA                                                                                 
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
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                                   FINANCE                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Feb 14        Wednesday                 Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+             Presentation by Alaska Mental Health                                                                              
              Trust Authority, Jeff Jessee, CEO                                                                                 
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Feb 15        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+             PERS/TRS Funding Status & Review                                                                                  
              Dept of Administration                                                                                            
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Feb 16        Friday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mar 01        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+             Joint w/ (H) Finance                                                                                              
              Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation                                                                                 
              Presentation; APFC Board of Directors                                                                             
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
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                     HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Feb 14        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
     SCR  2 BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH: MARCH 2007                                                                            
              Advisory Board on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse                                                                         
              Alaska Mental Health Board                                                                                        
              Presentation: Bring the Kids Home Initiative                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Feb 16        Friday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                  JUDICIARY                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Feb 14        Wednesday                          Capitol 120          1:30 PM                                                 
              -- Time Change --                                                                                                 
+             Joint w/ (H) Judiciary                                                                                            
              Overviews:  Alaska Rural Justice                                                                                  
              Commission & Law Enforcement Commission                                                                           
              Sex Offender Management in Alaska                                                                                 
              - The Following Presentations Canceled -                                                                          
              Teresa Foster, Esq. - Office of Special                                                                           
              Prosecutions and Appeals                                                                                          
              John Bodick, Esq. - Assistant Attorney                                                                            
              General                                                                                                           
              -- Teleconference <Listen Only> --                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Feb 15        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              -- Meeting Canceled --                                                                                            
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
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                               LABOR & COMMERCE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Feb 15        Thursday                              Beltz 211         1:30 PM                                                 
+             Overview Hearing: Workforce Development                                                                           
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                                  RESOURCES                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Feb 14        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
+             Presentation:                                                                                                     
              After the Pipeline Shutdown: Update on Corrosion                                                                  
              Dept of Natural Resources                                                                                         
              Dept of Environmental Conservation                                                                                
              Dept of Law                                                                                                       
              BP                                                                                                                
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+ HB  37 ESTABLISHING SUSAN BUTCHER DAY                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Feb 16        Friday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                STATE AFFAIRS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Feb 15        Thursday                              Beltz 211         9:00 AM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                TRANSPORTATION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Feb 15        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
     SB  41 REPEAL STUDDED TIRE FEE                                                                                             
= SB  15 BOARD OF MARINE PILOTS                                                                                                 
= SB  49 COMMEMORATIVE PLATES: STATEHOOD ANIV.                                                                                  
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                            FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEES                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                      COMMERCE, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEV                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Feb 15        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203            12:00 PM                                                 
              Budget Overview - Commissioner Notti                                                                              
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                                 COURT SYSTEM                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Feb 22        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203             3:30 PM                                                 
+             Court System Budget and Overview of the                                                                           
              Commission on Judicial Conduct                                                                                    
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                      FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEES (continued)                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                        EDUCATION & EARLY DEVELOPMENT                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Mar 07        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
              FY'08 Proposed Budget                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Mar 16        Friday                          Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
              FY'08 Proposed Budget                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Mar 21        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
              FY'08 Proposed Budget                                                                                             
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                                 FISH & GAME                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Feb 27        Tuesday                   Senate Finance 532            8:00 AM                                                 
              Budget Overview                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mar 01        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            3:00 PM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Mar 13        Tuesday                   Senate Finance 532            8:00 AM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
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                           HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Feb 22        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203             8:00 AM                                                 
              -- Agenda Change --                                                                                               
              Division of Senior & Disability Services                                                                          
              Division of Public Health                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Mar 08        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203             8:00 AM                                                 
              Department Budget Detail                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Mar 22        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203             8:00 AM                                                 
              Department Budget Detail                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Apr 05        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203             8:00 AM                                                 
              Department Budget Close-Out                                                                                       
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                      FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEES (continued)                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                        LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Feb 20        Tuesday                      Fahrenkamp 203            12:00 PM                                                 
              Department Overview - Commissioner Bishop                                                                         
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                                     LAW                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Feb 27        Tuesday                      Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                                                 
              Budget Overview                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mar 06        Tuesday                      Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Mar 13        Tuesday                      Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Mar 20        Tuesday                      Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
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                        MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Mar 14        Wednesday                             Beltz 211        12:00 PM                                                 
              Overview by Major General Craig Campbell                                                                          
              FY'08 Proposed Budget                                                                                             
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                              NATURAL RESOURCES                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mar 06        Tuesday                      Fahrenkamp 203             4:00 PM                                                 
              FY'08 Proposed Budget                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Mar 13        Tuesday                      Fahrenkamp 203             4:00 PM                                                 
              FY'08 Proposed Budget                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Mar 20        Tuesday                      Fahrenkamp 203             4:00 PM                                                 
              FY'08 Proposed Budget                                                                                             
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                      FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEES (continued)                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                PUBLIC SAFETY                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Feb 19        Monday                                Beltz 211         8:00 AM                                                 
              Department Budget Overview                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Mar 05        Monday                                Beltz 211         8:00 AM                                                 
              Department Budget Detail                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Mar 19        Monday                                Beltz 211         8:00 AM                                                 
              Department Budget Detail                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Apr 02        Monday                                Beltz 211         8:00 AM                                                 
              Department Budget Close-Out                                                                                       
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                                   REVENUE                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mar 01        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                                                 
              Budget Overview                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mar 08        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Mar 15        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Mar 22        Thursday                     Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
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                      TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Feb 15        Thursday                              Beltz 211         8:00 AM                                                 
              Department Budget Overview                                                                                        
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                             UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Mar 01        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            7:30 AM                                                 
              Budget Overview                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mar 08        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            7:30 AM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     

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                      FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEES (continued)                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                       UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA (continued)                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Mar 15        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            7:30 AM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Mar 22        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            7:30 AM                                                 
              Budget Detail                                                                                                     
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                              SPECIAL COMMITTEES                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                        SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Feb 14        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
     SB  73  WWAMI MEDICAL SCHOOL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Feb 16        Friday                          Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
              -- Meeting Canceled --                                                                                            
              Consideration: Requirement of 70% of                                                                              
              Funds to be Spent on Instruction                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Feb 21        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
              Consideration: Requirement for 70% of                                                                             
              Funds to be Spent on Instruction                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Feb 23        Friday                          Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                               JOINT COMMITTEES                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                           ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Feb 14        Wednesday                 Senate Finance 532          10:00 AM                                                  
              Presentations by:                                                                                                 
              Lt. General Douglas M. Fraser                                                                                     
              Transforming Alaska's Military                                                                                    
              Lt. General Henry A. Obering                                                                                      
              Missile Defense Overview                                                                                          
              Major General Craig Campbell                                                                                      
              Transformation of Alaska National Guard                                                                           
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                                OTHER MEETINGS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                              CHILDREN'S CAUCUS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Feb 14        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205          12:00 PM                                                 
              -- Note Day Change --                                                                                             
+             Alaska Children's Justice Act Task Force: Updates & Trends in                                                     
              Child Maltreatment Issues                                                                                         
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                       JOINT LEGISLATIVE HEALTH CAUCUS                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Feb 21        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205          12:00 PM                                                 
              "Filling the Need: Mid-Level Health Providers"                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mar 21        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205          12:00 PM                                                 
              "Filling the Need: Complimentary Medicine Workforce"                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Apr 18        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205          12:00 PM                                                 
              "Filling the Need: Other Forms of Health Care"                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
May 02        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205          12:00 PM                                                 
              "Week of the Uninsured: Alaska's Workforce"                                                                       
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                                JOINT SESSION                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Feb 22        Thursday                     House Chamber            11:00 AM                                                  
              Annual Address by the Honorable                                                                                   
              Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Feb 28        Wednesday                    House Chamber            11:00 AM                                                  
              Chief Justice Dana Fabe's                                                                                         
              Annual State of the Judiciary Message                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Mar 19        Monday                       House Chamber            11:00 AM                                                  
              Annual Address by the Honorable                                                                                   
              Ted Stevens, U.S. Senator