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HB 23                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 23                                                                                                           
    "An Act relating to major medical insurance coverage under the                                                              
    Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska for certain                                                                   
    surviving spouses and dependent children of peace officers and                                                              
    firefighters; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 23(FIN)                                                                                               
    "An Act creating a fund in the Department of Public Safety;                                                                 
    providing for payment of certain medical insurance premiums for                                                             
    surviving dependents of certain peace officers or firefighters who                                                          
    die in the line of duty; and providing for an effective date."                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Seaton and Foster, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          

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Do pass (7):  Grenn, Guttenberg, Gara, Kawasaki, Ortiz, Seaton,                                                                 
Foster                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Amend (3):  Tilton, Wilson, Pruitt                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 23(FIN):                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Administration                                                                                               
2.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                                
3.  Fiscal, Office of the Governor/Fund Capitalization                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 23 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                  
calendar.                                                                                                                       
HB 23                                                                                                                         
Representatives Gara, Guttenberg, and Millett added as cosponsors to:                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 23                                                                                                           
    "An Act relating to major medical insurance coverage under the                                                              
    Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska for certain                                                                   
    surviving spouses and dependent children of peace officers and                                                              
    firefighters; and providing for an effective date."