Legislature(2005 - 2006)BUTROVICH 205
04/15/2005 08:00 AM Senate JUDICIARY
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HB155 | |
HB91 | |
SB86 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
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+ | SB 86 | TELECONFERENCED | |
*+ | SB 159 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 91 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 155 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | TELECONFERENCED |
CSHB 155(JUD)-YOUTH COURTS AND CRIMINAL FINES CHAIR RALPH SEEKINS announced HB 155 to be up for consideration. 8:11:03 AM REPRESENTATIVE RALPH SAMUELS introduced HB 155, which would give the Legislature the authority to appropriate up to 25 percent of the fines collected by the court system to the youth courts. Youth courts help young offenders by intervening early to set them on the right track and work to deter them from entering the corrections system. The Anchorage Youth Court is the oldest of the 14 operating youth courts in Alaska. In the first two quarters of the current fiscal year there have been 471 youth offenders referred to the programs and almost 9,000 hours of community service has been doled out. 8:12:23 AM REPRESENTATIVE SAMUELS added a youth court is a court system for young people run by young people. Were HB 155 to pass it would provide the accounting mechanism for youth courts. Senator Gretchen Guess joined the committee. 8:14:18 AM MS. VIRGINIA ESPENSHADE, executive director, Kenai Peninsula Youth Courts, testified in support of HB 155. Funding for youth court programs has always been a guessing game. The Division of Juvenile Justice has always supported youth courts because they provide a crucial service to their different probation offices across the state. HB 155 would give the courts sustainability and the ability to provide direct service. Last year Kenai courts heard 146 cases. The youth courts also handle underage drinkers. 8:15:40 AM MR. JONATHAN LACK, member, board of directors', Anchorage Youth Court, testified in support of HB 155. He said the people who run the youth courts do an excellent job. He offered to answer questions. 8:17:24 AM SENATOR GENE THERRIAULT asked Mr. Doug Wooliver to explain Section 3 and Section 4. MR. DOUG WOOLIVER, administrative attorney, Alaska Court System, explained there are two different computer systems, one breaks down individual fines and the other lumps fines with forfeitures. The Section 3 transition deals with getting the system to operate on one computer accounting system so they can report to the Department of Revenue the exact breakdown of fines. 8:20:50 AM SENATOR THERRIAULT moved CSHB 155(JUD) from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There being no objection, the motion carried.
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