02/17/1998 03:06 PM House HES

HB 344 - PATERNITY/CHILD SUPPORT/NONSUPPORT CRIMES                             
                                                                               
Number 0009                                                                    
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE announced the first item on the agenda was HB 344,              
"An Act relating to paternity establishment and child support;                 
relating to the crimes of criminal nonsupport and aiding the                   
nonpayment of child support; and amending Rule 37(b)(2)(D), Alaska             
Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date."  He            
noted a proposed committee substitute had been drafted to                      
incorporate Representative Porter's amendment from the last meeting            
as well as a couple of technical and conforming changes.                       
                                                                               
Number 0116                                                                    
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN PORTER made a motion to adopt proposed                    
committee substitute 0-GH2007\E, Lauterbach, 02/13/98, as a work               
draft.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                           
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE asked Larry Persily from the Department of Revenue              
to come forward.  Chairman Bunde inquired if committee members had             
any questions on HB 344 or if there was further public testimony.              
There being none, Chairman Bunde closed public testimony.                      
                                                                               
Number 0210                                                                    
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER made a motion to move HB 344, Version 0-                 
GH2007\E, Lauterbach, 02/13/98, from committee with individual                 
recommendations and the attached fiscal notes.                                 
                                                                               
Number 0244                                                                    
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE J. ALLEN KEMPLEN objected for discussion purposes.              
He inquired if the Department of Law had issued a report on the                
requirement for individuals to provide a social security number                
when purchasing a hunting or fishing license and how that                      
requirement fits with the Alaska Constitution's right to privacy               
clause.                                                                        
                                                                               
Number 0315                                                                    
                                                                               
LARRY PERSILY, Special Assistant to Commissioner Wilson Condon,                
Department of Revenue, said the Department of Law had been working             
on a draft opinion, but to his knowledge it had not yet been                   
issued.  He added the discussion had been that federal law requires            
the social security number, and he was not aware the Attorney                  
General's Office had found any way out of it.  House Bill 344 has              
another referral to the Judiciary Committee where the question                 
could be addressed.                                                            
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE asked if that would address Representative Kemplen's            
concern.                                                                       
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE KEMPLEN said he was uncomfortable giving his                    
approval for HB 344 without having the opinion from the Department             
of Law.  He maintained his objection.                                          
                                                                               
Number 0460                                                                    
                                                                               
A roll call vote was taken.  Representatives Brice, Porter, Green              
and Bunde voted in favor of moving the bill.  Representatives                  
Kemplen and Vezey voted against it.  Representative Dyson was                  
absent.  Therefore, CSHB 344(HES) moved from the House Health,                 
Education and social Services Standing Committee by a vote of 4-2.