Legislature(2011 - 2012)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/14/2012 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB276 | |
| HCR23 | |
| HB56 | |
| HB146 | |
| HB279 | |
| HB304 | |
| HB337 | |
| HB365 | |
| HB261 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | HB 56 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 146 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 279 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 304 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 337 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 365 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 261 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 196 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| = | HB 276 | ||
| = | HCR 23 | ||
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 279(FIN)
"An Act extending the termination dates of the Board
of Nursing, the Board of Dental Examiners, the Board
of Barbers and Hairdressers, the Big Game Commercial
Services Board, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board,
and the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission; and
providing for an effective date."
10:05:27 AM
Co-Chair Hoffman MOVED to ADOPT the proposed committee
substitute for SB 279, Work Draft 27-LS0944\E (Martin,
4/10/12) as a working document.
10:05:35 AM
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for the purpose of discussion.
Mr. Peterson explained the changes in the new committee
substitute, version E. He stated on page 2, Section 5,
language had been inserted that specified that a person who
was convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude may not
serve on a board or commission of the state, unless the
conviction had been overturned on appeal or otherwise set
aside. Section 9 of the bill specified that Section 5 only
applied to appointments on or after the effective date of
the legislation. He explained that the definition of a
felony involving moral turpitude was referenced in Section
5 as the Alaska Statute 15.80.010. He pointed out that the
committee members' packets contained the statute and that
it listed the specific felonies involving moral turpitude.
He offered that crimes involving moral turpitude were
crimes that were immoral or wrong by nature, such as
murder, manslaughter, assault, sexual assault, sexual abuse
of a minor, kidnapping, and the distribution or possession
of child pornography. He related that if a person was
convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, they might
be ineligible for certain state licenses. He further
explained that in Alaska, morticians, hearing aid dealers,
pharmacists, real estate appraisers, and even pawn shop
employees would be prohibited from obtaining a state
license or gaining employment if they had been convicted of
such a crime. He concluded that Alaska should not allow
someone who was convicted of a felony involving moral
turpitude to serve on a state board or commission.
10:07:54 AM
Co-Chair Stedman WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO
FURTHER OBJECTION, Work Draft 27-LS0944\E was ADOPTED.
REPRESENTATIVE MIKE HAWKER, explained that he was currently
serving as Chairman of the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee and that HB 279 was the annual board and
commission reauthorization legislation. He added that the
bill extended the dates of the following state boards and
commissions: the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers to June
30, 2019, the Board of Dental Examiners to June 30, 2019,
the Big Game Commercial Services Board to June 30, 2016,
the Board of Nursing to June 30, 2019, the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board to June 30, 2015, and the Alaska
Seismic Hazards Safety Commission June 30, 2014. He shared
that all of the legislation's extended boards and
commissions had undergone the audits that were required by
the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee and had been
found meritorious of continuing to exist. He added that he
had no opinion on the substance of the changes offered in
the new committee substitute, but pointed out that the
Alaska Legislature had a long-standing precedent of not
including policy calls in reauthorization bills in an
attempt to "keep them clean." He recalled that the prior
year, "similar language" had resulted in "the bill" being
vetoed by the governor. He stated that governor's letter of
veto was provided to Co-Chair Stedman and offered that the
letter raised a number of questions. He requested that the
committee consider that the new committee substitute should
be vetted through the judiciary committees prior to being
included in legislation at this stage in the process.
Co-Chair Stedman discussed a fiscal impact note from the
Department of Public Safety in the amount $1,538,200 for
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, a fiscal impact note
from the Department of Natural Resources in the amount of
$10,000 for the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission, a
fiscal impact note from the Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic Development in the amount of
$160,200 for the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers, a
fiscal impact note from the Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic Development in the amount of
$461,600 for the Big Game Commercial Service Board, a
fiscal impact note from the Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic Development in the amount of
$200,900 for the Board of Dental Examiners, and a fiscal
impact note from the Department of Commerce, Community and
Economic Development in the amount of $1,070,800 for the
Board of Nursing. He concluded that "all of these" were
currently funded in the FY 13 operating budget.
10:11:04 AM
CSHB 279(FIN) was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.