Legislature(2013 - 2014)HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/09/2013 09:00 AM House FINANCE
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB21 | |
| HB63 | |
| HB76 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 21 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 18 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 7 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 57 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HR 8 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 76 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 63 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HOUSE BILL NO. 63
"An Act extending the termination date of the Board of
Governors of the Alaska Bar Association; and providing
for an effective date."
4:32:24 PM
CECIL ELLIOT, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE MIKE HAWKER, understood
that the committee had a CS to offer.
Co-Chair Stoltze stated that there was a CS for HB 63 and
inquired if the sponsors had seen it. Ms. Elliot responded
in the affirmative, but added that Representative Hawker
preferred a clean sunset bill rather than establishing
policy in a sunset bill; however, the sponsor would defer
to the will of the committee.
Representative Costello MOVED to ADOPT the proposed
committee substitute for HB 63, Work Draft 28-LS0309\O
(Bailey, 4/8/13).
Representative Holmes OBJECTED for the purpose of
discussion. She wanted to ensure that Section 3, which
mandated continuing legal education for members of the
Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar Association, only
applied to the lawyer members. She believed that there were
non-lawyer members on the board and inquired if that was
correct.
Co-Chair Stoltze interjected that there were 3 non-attorney
members on the board.
Representative Holmes was not sure if the non-attorney
members should be required to take mandatory legal
education.
Co-Chair Stoltze indicated that there had been equal
protection questions regarding requiring the attorney
members to take continuing legal education, but not
requiring the public members to do so. He additionally
referenced a letter of intent from the House Judiciary
Committee regarding the legislation and the Alaska Bar
Association.
Representative Holmes inquired if the mandatory continuing
legal education would apply to non-attorney members of the
board. Co-Chair Stoltze replied in the affirmative.
Representative Costello asked what the voluntary continuing
legal education requirements were for the board.
DANIEL GEORGE, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE BILL STOLTZE, replied
that currently members of the Board of Governors of the
Alaska Bar Association were required to take 3 hours of
continuing legal education, which could only be mandated by
the Supreme Court; however, the Alaska Bar Association and
an audit had made recommendations to increase that.
Additionally, there was the voluntary hour component that
had a current recommendation of 9 hours; this provision in
the bill stated that members of the board "shall complete"
the recommended hours.
4:36:06 PM
Representative Gara would consider the bill and listen to
what people had to say on the House Floor; however, he did
not want to hold up the bill and removed any objection he
may have made.
Co-Chair Stoltze commented that Representative Gruenberg
might have some thoughts on the bill.
Representative Holmes WITHDREW her OBJECTION.
There being no further OBJECTION, Work Draft 28-LS0309\O
was ADOPTED as a working document.
Co-Chair Stoltze inquired if the fiscal note in members'
packets was the most recent note. Mr. George stated that
the Alaska Bar Association did not receive funding from the
legislature.
Representative Costello discussed one zero fiscal note from
the Department of Administration.
Representative Holmes MOVED to REPORT CSHB 63(FIN) out of
committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal note.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
CSHB 63(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with one zero impact fiscal note from
the Department of Administration.
4:38:13 PM
AT EASE
4:39:05 PM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair Stoltze spoke to the letter of intent for HB 63
from the House Judiciary Committee.
Representative Holmes MOVED to ADOPT the letter of intent
for HB 63 from the House Judiciary Committee.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair Stoltze noted that the letter of intent would
accompany the bill to the House floor.
CSHB 63(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with one zero fiscal note from the
Department of Administration and with an accompanying
letter of intent from the House Judiciary Committee.
Co-Chair Stoltze communicated that Co-Chair Austerman would
continue the meeting.
4:39:44 PM
AT EASE
4:48:13 PM
RECONVENED