03/24/1994 08:35 AM House FIN

  HB 319    An Act relating to the training of law enforcement                 
            and corrections officers;  to the establishment of                 
            surcharges  to  be  assessed   for  violations  of                 
            certain  traffic  offenses;  creating  the  Alaska                 
            Police Standards Training  Fund; and providing for                 
            an effective date.                                                 
                                                                               
            CS HB 319 (FIN) was reported out of Committee with                 
            "no recommendations" and with a fiscal note by the                 
            Department  of Public Safety and zero fiscal notes                 
            by the Alaska  Court System and the  Department of                 
            Law.                                                               
                                                                               
  HOUSE BILL 319                                                               
                                                                               
       "An Act relating to the training of law enforcement and                 
       corrections   officers;   to   the   establishment   of                 
       surcharges  to  be assessed  for violations  of certain                 
       traffic offenses; creating the Alaska Police  Standards                 
       Training Fund; and providing for an effective date."                    
                                                                               
  LADDIE  SHAW, EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR,  ALASKA POLICE  STANDARDS                 
  COUNCIL, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC  SAFETY, updated the Committee                 
  stating that the fiscal notes had  been changed and that the                 
  effective  date  would  become  January  1,  1996.   An  RSA                 
  adjustment had  been made  to the Alaska  Court System  note                 
  under the contractual component.  Discussion  followed among                 
  Committee members regarding the fiscal  needs for police and                 
  officer training.                                                            
                                                                               
  Co-Chair   MacLean  advised  that  during  the  interim  the                 
  Governor had established  a Contract  Jail Task Force  which                 
  summarized  the need  for  statewide  correction  and  peace                 
  officer training.  Representative MacLean suggested that the                 
  funds  generated  from  the  surcharge  could  be  used  for                 
  training needs.                                                              
                                                                               
  Representative Brown  inquired  how  the  program  could  be                 
  introduced to rural  areas.  Mr.  Shaw noted that  currently                 
  there are a  number of satellite  dishes which are not  used                 
  during  the entire  day.   The  Department  could use  those                 
  satellite  dishes  effectively  for  a   small  cost.    The                 
                                                                               
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  intention  initially,   would  be  to  coordinate  with  the                 
  distance learning base through software programs.                            
                                                                               
  Co-Chair  MacLean  MOVED  to  adopt  work  draft 8-LS1237\R,                 
  Luckhaupt, 3/16/94 for HB 319.  There being NO OBJECTION, it                 
  was adopted.                                                                 
                                                                               
  Representative Brown MOVED to adopt Amendment #1 which would                 
  delete the $10 dollar surcharge while keeping the $25 dollar                 
  surcharge for the  more serious violations.  [Copy on file].                 
  Co-Chair MacLean OBJECTED.                                                   
                                                                               
  A roll call vote was taken on the MOTION.                                    
                                                                               
       IN FAVOR:      Brown                                                    
       OPPOSED:       Hanley,   Martin,   Navarre,    Parnell,                 
                      Therriault, Foster, Larson, MacLean                      
                                                                               
  Representatives Grussendorf and Hoffman were not present for                 
  the vote.                                                                    
                                                                               
  The MOTION FAILED (1-8).                                                     
                                                                               
  Co-Chair MacLean  MOVED to  report CS  HB 319  (FIN) out  of                 
  Committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  with  the                 
  accompanying fiscal notes.   There  being NO OBJECTIONS,  it                 
  was so ordered.                                                              
                                                                               
  CS  HB  319 (FIN)  was reported  out  of Committee  with "no                 
  recommendations" and with a fiscal note by the Department of                 
  Public Safety  and zero  fiscal  notes by  the Alaska  Court                 
  System and the Department of Law.