2017-05-05                     House Journal                      Page 1318
    and discerning spirits, wisdom, compassion, and the will to                                                                 
    create justice. We ask that you be present in this House as                                                                 
    human beings struggle to find agreement and compromise that                                                                 
    will benefit the people of Alaska. We pray this through all the                                                             
    names by which you are known to us. Amen.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Kawasaki.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                     CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
journal for the 107th and 108th legislative days, House Journal                                                                 
Supplement No. 5, and Senate and House Joint Journal Supplement                                                                 
No. 9 be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no                                                              
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
              INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                     
                         OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HJR 23                                                                                                                        
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23 by Representatives Tuck,                                                                          
LeDoux, Edgmon, Seaton, Foster, Gara, Kawasaki, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                                 
Grenn, Drummond, Spohnholz, Parish, Tarr, and Josephson:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
    Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska                                                             
    relating to the Alaska permanent fund.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
              INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                     
                            OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 244                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 244 by Representative Parish, entitled:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act authorizing employers and employees to mediate                                                                      
    disputed workers' compensation claims and to negotiate a                                                                    
    collective bargaining agreement that offers mediation and                                                                   
    mandates arbitration of disputed workers' compensation claims by                                                            
    a hearing officer or other classified employee of the division of