Legislature(2017 - 2018)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/13/2017 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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| Start | |
| SB78 | |
| HB137 | |
| Adjourn |
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= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
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| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| + | HB 137 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 78 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SENATE BILL NO. 78
"An Act creating the education endowment fund and the
dividend lottery fund; authorizing contributions from
the permanent fund dividend to the dividend lottery
fund; relating to transfers from the dividend lottery
fund and the education endowment fund; relating to the
definition of 'gambling'; and providing for an
effective date."
9:07:33 AM
Co-Chair MacKinnon relayed that the committee had heard
SB 78 twice and had opened and closed public testimony. At
the most recent hearing the committee had discussed
prioritization of voluntary contributions from an
individual's dividend check.
Vice-Chair Bishop MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 1, 30-LS0534\M.2
(Martin, 4/12/17) (copy on file):
Page 1, line 4, following "fund;":
Insert "relating to the duties of the Department
of Revenue;"
Page 2, following line 20:
Insert a new bill section to read:
"* Sec. 2. AS 43 .23 .055 is amended to read:
Sec. 43.23.055. Duties of the department. The
department shall
(1) annually pay permanent fund dividends
from the dividend fund;
(2) subject to AS 43.23.011 and [PARAGRAPH]
(8) of this section, adopt regulations under
AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) that
establish procedures and time limits for
claiming a permanent fund dividend; the
department shall determine the number of
eligible applicants by October 1 of the year
for which the dividend is declared and pay
the dividends by December 31 of that year;
(3) adopt regulations under AS 44.62
(Administrative Procedure Act) that
establish procedures and time limits for an
individual upon emancipation or upon
reaching majority to apply for permanent
fund dividends not received during minority
because the parent, guardian, or other
authorized representative did not apply on
behalf of the individual;
(4) assist residents of the state,
particularly in rural areas, who because of
language, disability, or inaccessibility to
public transportation 1need assistance to
establish eligibility and to apply for
permanent fund dividends;
(5) use a list of individuals ineligible for
a dividend under AS 43.23.005(d) provided
annually by the Department of Corrections
and the Department of Public Safety to
determine the number and identity of those
individuals;
(6) adopt regulations that are necessary to
implement AS 43.23.005(d);
(7) adopt regulations that establish
procedures for the parent, guardian, or
other authorized representative of a
disabled individual to apply for prior year
permanent fund dividends not received by the
disabled individual because no application
was submitted on behalf of the individual;
(8) adopt regulations that establish
procedures for an individual to apply to
have a dividend disbursement under AS
37.25.050(a)(2) reissued if it is not
collected within two years after the date of
its issuance; however, the department may
not establish a time limit within which an
application to have a disbursement reissued
must be filed;
(9) provide any information, upon request,
contained in permanent fund dividend records
to the child support services agency created
in AS 25.27.0 10, or the child support
enforcement agency of another state, for
child support purposes authorized under law;
if the information is contained in an
electronic data base, the department shall
provide the requesting agency with either
(A) access to the data base; or
(B) a copy of the information in the
data base and a statement certifying
its contents;
(10) establish a fraud investigation unit
for the purpose of assisting the
(A) Department of Law in the
prosecution of individuals who apply
for or obtain a permanent fund dividend
in violation of a provision in AS 11,
by detecting and investigating those
crimes; and
(B) commissioner to detect and
investigate the claiming or paying of
permanent fund dividends that should
not have been claimed by or paid to an
individual and to impose the penalties
and enforcement provisions under AS
43.13.035
(11) adopt regulations under AS 44.62
(Administrative Procedure Act) so that
contributions under AS 43.23.062 are given a
priority over donations under AS 43.23.064
if the total amount of contributions and
donations elected by an applicant exceeds
the amount of the permanent fund dividend
that the applicant is entitled to receive.
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly."
Co-Chair MacKinnon OBJECTED for discussion.
9:08:18 AM
JULI LUCKY, STAFF, SENATOR ANNA MACKINNON, discussed
Amendment 1 (copy on file). She stated that the amendment
had been drafted at the request of the sponsor. She relayed
that while the amendment was lengthy, it only effectively
did one thing. She referred to page 2, line 29, which
indicated that the amendment would prioritize the existing
Pick Click Give program under AS 43.23.062 over the new
raffle program proposed in the bill and enacted under AS
43.23.064. She explained that if a person had promised more
of their dividend in voluntary reductions than they would
receive, then the Pick Click Give program donations would
be paid first, and the raffle tickets would be prioritized
second.
Co-Chair MacKinnon recalled that under voluntary
contributions, the University of Alaska Scholars Program
was the first item prompted. The second prompt for
voluntary contributions was Pick Click Give. The third
prompt would ask if the applicant wanted to support public
education by participating in a raffle with a chance to
win.
Co-Chair MacKinnon WITHDREW her OBJECTION. There being NO
further OBJECTION, Amendment 1 was ADOPTED.
Co-Chair MacKinnon announced there was an amended committee
substitute before the committee. She invited comments on
the bill. She read the title of the bill and invited
Senator Bishop to leave the committee with some final
comments on the bill.
Vice-Chair Bishop spoke to the bill as the sponsor. He
thought people in the state prioritized education, which he
had observed through emails, phone calls, and text messages
during the budget process. He thought the bill was another
tool by which state residents could voluntarily contribute
towards education. He believed the concept would be popular
with Alaskans. He thanked the body for hearing the bill.
Senator Hughes thanked the sponsor for bringing the bill
forward and for his responsiveness to the comments made in
the the Senate Education Committee pertaining to the use of
the word "raffle" rather than the word "lottery." She
thought clarification was needed because the word "raffle"
involved a defined group of people and a defined limited
amount of time. She thought it was no different from going
to a local chamber meeting and participating in a bucket
raffle. It would be for a limited group of people for a
limited time. She thought it was important to distinguish
"raffle" from "lottery". She was thankful that the bill
sponsor was willing to make a language adjustment.
Vice-Chair Bishop appreciated his colleague's suggestion
about having a ranking order of voluntary contributions. He
reiterated the order of options. He looked forward to
seeing how the bill functioned.
Co-Chair MacKinnon directed attention to fiscal note 2,
dated March 31, 2017. The fiscal note reflected a cost for
software upkeep.
9:13:31 AM
AT EASE
9:14:44 AM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair MacKinnon asked for committee support to amend
fiscal note 2 from the Department of Revenue, OMB
component 121. She wanted to amend the funding source to
1005 Program Receipts. She explained there was a percentage
charge for the administration of the program. The funding
source would no longer be undesignated general funds. She
asked if she had member support to change the funding
source to 1005 Program Receipts. There was no objection.
The amendment to fiscal note 2 was ADOPTED.
Co-Chair MacKinnon continued to discuss fiscal note 2. The
projection for services was $4,400 in FY 19, $8,800 in
FY 20, $13,100 in FY 21, $17,500 FY 22, and $21,900 in
FY 23. Whether the costs would be realized depended on the
activity of the people of Alaska.
Vice-Chair Bishop MOVED to report CSSB 78(FIN) out of
Committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes. There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered.
CSSB 78(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with and with a new fiscal impact note
by the Senate Finance Committee for the Department of
Revenue; one previously published zero fiscal note: FN1
(LAW); and one previously published fiscal impact note: FN3
(REV).
9:16:36 AM
AT EASE
9:18:52 AM
RECONVENED
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| SB 78 Amendment 1 Bishop.pdf |
SFIN 4/13/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 78 |
| HB 137 Amendment 1 MacKinnon.pdf |
SFIN 4/13/2017 9:00:00 AM |
HB 137 |