04/15/2011 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 126                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  extending the termination  dates of  the Board                                                                    
     of Nursing,  the Board of  Dental Examiners,  the Board                                                                    
     of Barbers and  Hairdressers, the Regulatory Commission                                                                    
     of Alaska,  and the  Alcoholic Beverage  Control Board;                                                                    
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:28:51 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman requested explanation of HB 126.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MIKE HAWKER  explained  that HB  126 was  an                                                                    
omnibus bill to  renew and extend the dates of  the Board of                                                                    
Nursing,  the  Board  of  Dental  Examiners,  the  Board  of                                                                    
Barbers  and  Hairdressers,  the  Regulatory  Commission  of                                                                    
Alaska,  and  the  Alcoholic  Beverage  Control  Board.  The                                                                    
extension dates in  the bill were suggested  by the Division                                                                    
of  Legislative audit,  with the  exception  of the  Alcohol                                                                    
Beverage  Control  Board,  which   had  issues  still  being                                                                    
currently  debated and  had therefore  been  granted only  a                                                                    
one-year extension.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman highlighted the  two fiscal notes. One from                                                                    
the   Department   of   Commerce  Community   and   Economic                                                                    
Development  showing  the  cost   to  extend  the  Board  of                                                                    
Nursing, the  Board of  Dental Examiners,  and the  Board of                                                                    
Barbers and Hairdressers at  $1,431,900 in receipt supported                                                                    
services.  The  second  fiscal note  was  a  Senate  Finance                                                                    
Committee  note from  the Department  of  Public safety  for                                                                    
$1,505,700  in  program  receipts   to  extent  the  Alcohol                                                                    
Beverage Control Board for one year.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:30:39 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman MOVED  to report  SCS  for CS  for HB  126                                                                    
(FIN)  with SCR  title  change resolution  out of  committee                                                                    
with individual recommendations  and the accompanying fiscal                                                                    
notes. There being NO OBJECTION it was so ordered.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SCS  for  CS  for  HB   126  (FIN)  with  SCR  title  change                                                                    
resolution was  REPORTED out of  committee with a  "do pass"                                                                    
recommendation  and with  accompanying previously  published                                                                    
fiscal impact note and new fiscal impact note.