Legislature(2005 - 2006)BELTZ 211
05/03/2005 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
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| HB123 | |
| HB169 | |
| HB120 | |
| HB213 | |
| HB181 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
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| + | HB 123 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 169 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 180 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 120 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 213 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 181 | TELECONFERENCED | |
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE
May 3, 2005
1:40 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Ralph Seekins, Chair
Senator Charlie Huggins, Vice Chair
Senator Bettye Davis
Senator Ben Stevens
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Johnny Ellis
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 123(RLS) am
"An Act relating to occupational licensing fees, fines, and
penalties and to regulatory board fines; extending the
termination dates of the Boards of Barbers and Hairdressers,
Social Work Examiners, Pharmacy, Professional Counselors,
Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners, and
Veterinary Examiners; relating to psychologist licensing by
credentials; relating to an exemption that allows one bill to
continue more than one board, commission, or agency program; and
providing for an effective date."
MOVED CSHB 123(RLS)am OUT OF COMMITTEE
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 169(FIN)
"An Act relating to the educational requirements for certain
real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons with
new or suspended licenses; relating to review of real estate
transactions by attorneys or associate brokers; relating to the
requirements for a real estate broker license and an associate
real estate broker license; and providing for an effective
date."
MOVED CSHB 169(FIN) OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE BILL NO. 120
"An Act relating to safety devices and sharp instruments for the
prevention of the spread of bloodborne pathogens in health care
employees; and providing for an effective date."
MOVED HB 120 OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE BILL NO. 213
"An Act relating to alcohol server education."
MOVED HB 213 OUT OF COMMITTEE
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 181(L&C)
"An Act authorizing a waiver for active duty military service of
continuing education requirements for renewal of occupational
licenses."
MOVED CSHB 181(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE
SENATE BILL NO. 180
"An Act relating to breaches of security involving personal
information, consumer report security freezes, protection of
social security numbers, disposal of records, and the accuracy
of reports on credit history, score, and ranking."
REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 123
SHORT TITLE: OCCUPATIONAL BDS:EXTENSION/RECEIPTS/PSYCH
SPONSOR(s): LABOR & COMMERCE
02/02/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/02/05 (H) L&C, FIN
02/07/05 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 17
02/07/05 (H) Moved CSHB 123(L&C) Out of Committee
02/07/05 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
02/09/05 (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) 6DP
02/09/05 (H) DP: CRAWFORD, LYNN, LEDOUX, GUTTENBERG,
ROKEBERG, ANDERSON
04/01/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/01/05 (H) <Bill Hearing Postponed to Thurs
4/7/05>
04/07/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/07/05 (H) Heard & Held
04/07/05 (H) MINUTE(FIN)
04/11/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/11/05 (H) Moved CSHB 123(FIN) Out of Committee
04/11/05 (H) MINUTE(FIN)
04/12/05 (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 2DP 5NR 1AM
04/12/05 (H) DP: HAWKER, FOSTER;
04/12/05 (H) NR: HOLM, STOLTZE, MOSES, WEYHRAUCH,
MEYER;
04/12/05 (H) AM: KELLY
04/20/05 (H) RLS AT 8:30 AM CAPITOL 106
04/20/05 (H) Moved CSHB 123(RLS) Out of Committee
04/20/05 (H) MINUTE(RLS)
04/21/05 (H) RLS RPT CS(RLS) NT 2DP 1NR 3AM
04/21/05 (H) DP: COGHILL, ROKEBERG;
04/21/05 (H) NR: MCGUIRE;
04/21/05 (H) AM: KOHRING, BERKOWITZ, KERTTULA
04/21/05 (H) RETURNED TO RLS COMMITTEE
04/22/05 (H) RLS CS ADOPTED Y21 N13 E2 A4
04/25/05 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/25/05 (H) VERSION: CSHB 123(RLS) AM
04/26/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/26/05 (S) L&C, FIN
05/03/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
BILL: HB 169
SHORT TITLE: REAL ESTATE LICENSEES
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) ROKEBERG
02/22/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/22/05 (H) L&C, FIN
04/06/05 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 17
04/06/05 (H) Moved CSHB 169(L&C) Out of Committee
04/06/05 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
04/08/05 (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) NT 5DP 1NR
04/08/05 (H) DP: CRAWFORD, LYNN, LEDOUX, ROKEBERG,
ANDERSON;
04/08/05 (H) NR: GUTTENBERG
04/13/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/13/05 (H) Heard & Held
04/13/05 (H) MINUTE(FIN)
04/14/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/14/05 (H) Moved CSHB 169(FIN) Out of Committee
04/14/05 (H) MINUTE(FIN)
04/18/05 (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 7DP 2NR
04/18/05 (H) DP: HAWKER, STOLTZE, CROFT, HOLM,
MOSES, FOSTER, MEYER;
04/18/05 (H) NR: KELLY, CHENAULT
04/21/05 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/21/05 (H) VERSION: CSHB 169(FIN)
04/22/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/22/05 (S) L&C, FIN
04/26/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
04/26/05 (S) -- Meeting Canceled --
05/03/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
BILL: HB 120
SHORT TITLE: HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEE PROTECTION
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) WILSON
02/02/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/02/05 (H) HES, L&C
02/24/05 (H) HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106
02/24/05 (H) Moved Out of Committee
02/24/05 (H) MINUTE(HES)
02/25/05 (H) HES RPT 4DP 1NR
02/25/05 (H) DP: CISSNA, GARDNER, SEATON, WILSON;
02/25/05 (H) NR: KOHRING
03/22/05 (H) L&C AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 17
03/22/05 (H) Moved Out of Committee
03/22/05 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
03/23/05 (H) L&C RPT 4DP 2NR
03/23/05 (H) DP: CRAWFORD, LYNN, GUTTENBERG,
ANDERSON;
03/23/05 (H) NR: LEDOUX, ROKEBERG
04/12/05 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/12/05 (H) VERSION: HB 120
04/13/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/13/05 (S) HES, L&C
04/25/05 (S) HES AT 2:00 PM BUTROVICH 205
04/25/05 (S) Scheduled But Not Heard
04/27/05 (S) HES AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
04/27/05 (S) Moved HB 120 Out of Committee
04/27/05 (S) MINUTE(HES)
04/28/05 (S) HES RPT 3DP 1NR
04/28/05 (S) DP: DYSON, ELTON, WILKEN
04/28/05 (S) NR: OLSON
05/03/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
BILL: HB 213
SHORT TITLE: ALCOHOL SERVER EDUCATION
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) RAMRAS
03/09/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/09/05 (H) L&C, FIN
04/13/05 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 17
04/13/05 (H) Moved Out of Committee
04/13/05 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
04/18/05 (H) L&C RPT 5DP 1NR
04/18/05 (H) DP: LYNN, KOTT, LEDOUX, ROKEBERG,
ANDERSON;
04/18/05 (H) NR: GUTTENBERG
04/25/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/25/05 (H) Moved Out of Committee
04/25/05 (H) MINUTE(FIN)
04/26/05 (H) FIN RPT 6DP 2NR
04/26/05 (H) DP: HAWKER, HOLM, WEYHRAUCH, FOSTER,
MEYER, CHENAULT;
04/26/05 (H) NR: JOULE, KELLY
04/29/05 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/29/05 (H) VERSION: HB 213
05/01/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
05/01/05 (S) L&C
05/03/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
BILL: HB 181
SHORT TITLE: WAIVE CONTINUING EDUC. REQ FOR MILITARY
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) COGHILL
02/28/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/28/05 (H) MLV, L&C
03/17/05 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 124
03/17/05 (H) Moved Out of Committee
03/17/05 (H) MINUTE(MLV)
03/18/05 (H) MLV RPT CS(MLV) 6DP
03/18/05 (H) DP: THOMAS, GRUENBERG, CISSNA, ELKINS,
MCGUIRE, LYNN
04/15/05 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 17
04/15/05 (H) Moved CSHB 181(L&C) Out of Committee
04/15/05 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
04/18/05 (H) L&C RPT CS(MLV) 5DP
04/18/05 (H) DP: LYNN, LEDOUX, GUTTENBERG, ROKEBERG,
KOTT
04/19/05 (H) CORRECTED L&C RPT CS(L&C) NT 4DP 1NR
04/19/05 (H) DP: GUTTENBERG, LYNN, LEDOUX, KOTT;
04/19/05 (H) NR: ROKEBERG
04/21/05 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/21/05 (H) VERSION: CSHB 181(L&C)
04/22/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/22/05 (S) STA, L&C
04/28/05 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211
04/28/05 (S) Moved CSHB 181(L&C) Out of Committee
04/28/05 (S) MINUTE(STA)
04/29/05 (S) STA RPT 5DP
04/29/05 (S) DP: THERRIAULT, ELTON, WAGONER,
HUGGINS, DAVIS
05/03/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
WITNESS REGISTER
JOSH APPLEBEE
Staff to Representative Tom Anderson
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on HB 123 for the sponsor.
PAT DAVIDSON
Division of Legislative Audit
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 123.
REPRESENTATIVE ROKEBERG
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HB 169.
PEGGY ANN MCCHONNICHIE
Alaska Association of Realtors
Juneau AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 169.
REPRESENTATIVE PEGGY WILSON
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HB 120.
CAMILLE SOLEIL, Executive Director
Alaska Nurses Association
Juneau AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 120.
GREY MITCHELL, Director
Labor Standards and Safety
Department of Labor & Workforce
Development
PO Box 21149
Juneau, AK 99802-1149
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 120.
JANE PIERSON
Staff to Representative Ramras
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Introduced HB 213 for sponsor.
DOUG GRIFFIN, Director
Alcohol Beverage Control Board (ABC)
Anchorage AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 213.
KAREN ROGINA, CEO
Alaska Hospitality Alliance
Anchorage AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 213.
TAMMY KILBOURN
Fairbanks AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 213.
PAUL THOMAS
Alaska Cache Liquor
Triangle Club Bar
Juneau AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 213.
KAREN LIDSTER
Staff to Representative Coghill
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Introduced HB 181 for sponsor.
ACTION NARRATIVE
[THE RECORDING FOR THE 5/3/05 SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE MEETING
IS IN SENATE THE RESOURCES FOLDER IN THE FTR PLAYBACK PANEL]
CHAIR RALPH SEEKINS called the Senate Labor and Commerce
Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:40:24 PM. Present were
Senators Davis, Ben Stevens and Chair Seekins.
CSHB 123(RLS)am-OCCUPATIONAL BDS:EXTENSION/RECEIPTS/PSYCH
CHAIR SEEKINS announced CSHB 123(RLS)am to be up for
consideration.
JOSH APPLEBEE, staff to Representative Tom Anderson, sponsor,
said that this bill combines six boards into one bill - the
Board of Barbers and Hairdressers, Social Work Examiners, Board
of Pharmacy, Professional Counselors, Board of Psychology and
Psychological Associates and Veterinary Examiners. They are all
good boards and have been extended as per the recommendation of
the Division of Legislative Audit.
In addition, the Board of Psychology and Psychological
Associates wanted to adopt regulations that recognize other
organizations that credential. Currently, the statute provides
for licensing by credential through the American Board of
Professional Psychologists. In adopting regulations regarding
licensing by credentials, the board must insure that
requirements are essentially similar or higher than the
requirements for licensure under the chapter.
PAT DAVIDSON, Division of Legislative Audit, said the extension
dates were recommended by her division and are staggered so that
the number up for sunset in any given year is even as possible.
She saw no discrepancies.
CHAIR SEEKINS noted that no one opposed the bill and closed
public testimony.
1:43:22 PM
SENATOR BEN STEVENS moved to pass CSHB 123(RLS)am from committee
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note. There
were no objections and it was so ordered.
1:43:22 recess 1:44:14
CSHB 169(FIN)-REAL ESTATE LICENSEES
CHAIR SEEKINS announced HB 169to be up for consideration.
REPRESENTATIVE ROKEBERG, sponsor, explained that HB 169 provides
for post-licensing education of 20 hours after the individual
takes the examination and receives his initial license. This is
very much a consumer protection bill and has the support of the
industry. It also ratifies the concept of hiring an attorney to
review and supervise transactions, which is particularly helpful
to large firms.
PEGGY ANN MCCHONNICHIE, Alaska Association of Realtors,
supported HB 169.
1:46:30 PM
SENATOR BEN STEVENS moved to pass CSHB 169(FIN) from committee
with attached fiscal notes and individual recommendations. There
were no objections and it was so ordered.
HB 120-HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEE PROTECTION
CHAIR SEEKINS announced HB 120 to be up for consideration.
REPRESENTATIVE PEGGY WILSON, sponsor, explained that HB 120 is a
housekeeping bill that brings Alaska statutes in line with
federal statutes as far as blood borne pathogens are concerned.
Dentists and medical offices with less than 25 people were
exempted from the provisions when the legislature passed its law
in 2000. The federal law passed without the exemption. Not
aligning our statutes with federal statutes would prohibit the
state from getting federal grants. The bloodborne pathogen
statutes try to keep patients and employees safe from diseases
like hepatitis and AIDS. Medical offices already do all they can
to protect themselves and their patients and this change is not
expected to impact anyone.
1:52:21 PM
SENATOR HUGGINS joined the committee.
CAMILLE SOLEIL, Executive Director, Alaska Nurses Association,
supported HB 120.
It's clarification of expectations for compliance and
enables safe practices for our nurses and for their
patients. In addition, if state laws comply with the
federal regulations, state OSHA can then enforce OSHA
standards and any OSHA-compliance challenges can be
heard locally, which we believe will save businesses
money in the long run.
GREY MITCHELL, Director, Division of Labor Standards and Safety,
Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD), supported
HB 120.
1:54:08 PM
SENATOR BEN STEVENS moved to report HB 120 from committee with
individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes. There were
no objections and it was so ordered.
1:54 - 1:55 - Recess
HB 213-ALCOHOL SERVER EDUCATION
CHAIR SEEKINS announced HB 213 to be up for consideration.
JANE PIERSON, staff to Representative Ramras, sponsor, explained
the provisions of the bill. The alcohol server education course
was instituted several years ago with the intent of reducing the
number of impaired drivers on the road and it has been very
successful. However, every three years competent bartenders,
servers and doormen have to spend three to four hours taking an
alcohol server education course, which is quite redundant. In
the service industry it could mean losing three to four hours of
wages and gratuities. HB 213 will allow alcohol servers who have
been successfully working in the industry to renew their alcohol
server education cards without retaking the full course provided
that they pass the test. If a server fails the test, he would be
required to retake the course.
1:57:08 PM
SENATOR DAVIS asked if you currently have to take a test each
time you renew your card.
MS. PIERSON replied yes.
CHAIR SEEKINS asked where the test is administered.
MS. PIERSON replied that the monitored tests are administered by
different agencies in different places throughout the state.
1:57:40 PM
SENATOR HUGGINS asked if training people in rural communities
was a problem.
MS. PIERSON replied that there are times when the course cannot
efficiently be offered in small rural communities, but there are
other ways to go about teaching it.
SENATOR HUGGINS said his number one concern is that this becomes
a course where someone just comes in and gets his card signed.
DOUG GRIFFIN, Director, Alcohol Beverage Control Board (ABC),
responded that he didn't think he should be concerned. The role
of the ABC Board is to approve the courses and several vendors
offer approved alcohol server training. Nationwide packages are
customized to reflect the rules and laws of the State of Alaska.
He is satisfied that they are appropriately taught even though
this area is evolving with use of computer-generated instruction
and testing, some of which were approved for the more rural
locations.
2:00:08 PM
SENATOR HUGGINS asked if the training done in a rural areas has
problems.
MR. GRIFFIN replied that it is valid for him to be curious about
that, but to his knowledge vendors are doing it appropriately.
He said the board is looking at the new technology that tests
people on each module before going forward to the next module.
It seems to be very effective and he believed the board would
tweak the regulations to allow that technology within a year.
2:02:07 PM
KAREN ROGINA, CEO, Alaska Hospitality Alliance, supported HB
213.
This bill improves alcohol server training in Alaska
by making it faster and easier for experienced servers
to be in compliance with the law. Effectively, this
bill allows someone who is already trained and
certified in alcohol server training in accordance
with the State of Alaska's provisions in Title 4 to
renew their certification by taking a test rather than
sitting through another four-hour class.
It's important to note that the cost of the class and
the time required to take the class is often paid by
the server, not the employer and is done on server's
own time. Passing a written test accomplishes the
spirit of what was intended by insuring the server is
experienced in techniques of alcohol serving and guest
management and it makes compliance more accessible as
it is easier to make a test available to a server than
it is to bring an instructor or otherwise make a four-
hour class available to rural areas....
2:03:56 PM
TAMMY KILBOURN, Fairbanks, said she is a professional bartender
and supported HB 213. She believes the test needs to be taken to
remind you of your duties and to keep everybody on the same page
of the new laws.
2:04:47 PM
PAUL THOMAS, Alaska Cache Liquor, supported HB 213. He thought
it would actually lead to advanced training levels, because
instructors would be at the same level and would be able to
respond to more specific questions. He also would not be opposed
to charging the same fees for both types of classes.
2:06:00 PM
SENATOR BEN STEVENS moved HB 213 from committee with individual
recommendations and attached fiscal notes. There were no
objections and it was so ordered.
2:06 - 2:10 - Recess
2:11:33 PM
CSHB 181(L&C)-WAIVE CONTINUING EDUC. REQ FOR MILITARY
CHAIR SEEKINS announced HB 181 to be up for consideration.
KAREN LIDSTER, staff to Representative Coghill, sponsor,
explained that HB 181 is a continuing education waiver for
members of the armed forces and it eliminates the possibility of
a professional licensee losing his or her license because of
failure to fulfill statutory requirements for continuing
education while serving on active duty, especially in places
where continuing education is not available. In the meantime,
they are penalized by losing their license. It has a zero fiscal
note.
2:12 - 2:17 - Recess
2:17:15 PM
SENATOR HUGGINS moved to report CSHB 181(L&C) from committee
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note. There
were no objections and it was so ordered.
CHAIR SEEKINS adjourned the meeting at 2:19:03 PM.
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