03/09/2005 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 64                                                                                                          
     "An Act extending the termination date for the Board of Public                                                             
     Accountancy; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This was  the second  hearing for  this bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Wilken reminded that  the bill had  been held in  order to                                                            
provide time for further review.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MIKE  HAWKER,   the bill's   sponsor,  informed  the                                                            
Committee  that  the  President   of  the  Alaska  Board  of  Public                                                            
Accountancy was available for questions.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
STEVE TAROLA,  Chair, Alaska Board of Public Accountancy,  testified                                                            
via teleconference  from Homer, urged  the Committee to support  the                                                            
legislation and report it from Committee.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Bunde  moved  to  report  the  bill   from  Committee  with                                                            
individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There being  no objection,  HB 64 was REPORTED  from Committee  with                                                            
zero Fiscal Note #1, dated  January 21, 2005, from the Department of                                                            
Commerce, Community and Economic Development.