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SB 64                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 64 "An Act                                                                     
establishing the Alaska Sentencing Commission; relating to jail-time                                                            
credit for offenders in court-ordered treatment programs; allowing a                                                            
reduction of penalties for offenders successfully completing court-                                                             
ordered treatment programs for persons convicted of driving while                                                               
under the influence or refusing to submit to a chemical test; relating to                                                       
court termination of a revocation of a person's driver's license; relating                                                      
to limitation of drivers' licenses; relating to conditions of probation                                                         
and parole; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it                                                             
be replaced with                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 64(FIN) "An Act                                                                                
          relating to theft and property offenses; relating to the                                                              
          definition of 'prior convictions' for certain theft                                                                   
          offenses; establishing the Alaska Criminal Justice                                                                    
          Commission and providing an expiration date;                                                                          
          relating to the crime of custodial interference;                                                                      
          relating to the duties of the Alaska Judicial Council;                                                                
          relating to jail-time credit for offenders in court-                                                                  
          ordered treatment programs; relating to conditions of                                                                 
          release, probation, and parole; relating to duties of                                                                 
          the commissioner of corrections and board of parole;                                                                  
          establishing a fund for reducing recidivism in the                                                                    
          Department of Health and Social Services; requiring                                                                   
          the commissioner of health and social services to                                                                     
          establish programs for persons on conditions of                                                                       
          release or probation that require testing for controlled                                                              

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          substances and alcoholic beverages; requiring the                                                                     
          board of parole to establish programs for persons on                                                                  
          parole that require testing for controlled substances                                                                 
          and alcoholic beverages; relating to the duties of the                                                                
          Department of Health and Social Services; and                                                                         
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Kelly, Meyer, Cochairs; Senator Hoffman.                                                              
Signing no recommendation: Senator Olson. Signing amend: Senators                                                               
Fairclough, Dunleavy, Bishop.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 14, Senate Finance Committee                                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 15, Senate Finance Committee                                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 16, Senate Finance Committee                                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 17, Department of Corrections                                                                              
     Fiscal Note No. 18, Alaska Court System                                                                                    
     Fiscal Note No. 19, zero, Alaska Court System                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 8, zero, Department of Administration                                                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 9, zero, Department of Administration                                                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 10, zero, Department of Administration                                                                     
     Fiscal Note No. 11, zero, Department of Law                                                                                
     Fiscal Note No. 13, zero, Office of the Governor                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The bill is on today's calendar.