03/16/2018 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

        SB 109-CRIM HIST CHECK: ST EMPLOYEES/CONTRACTORS                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:35:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COGHILL  announced the  consideration of  SB 109  and noted                                                               
the   proposed  committee   substitute   (CS).   He  listed   the                                                               
individuals who were available to answer questions.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:36:53 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KELLY moved  to  adopt the  work draft  CS  for SB  109,                                                               
labeled 30-GS1938\D, as the working document.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL objected for an explanation of the changes.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:37:43 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JORDAN  SHILLING,  Staff,  Senator  John  Coghill,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau,   Alaska,  explained  that   the  committee                                                               
ordered  a  committee  substitute  for   SB  109  to  update  the                                                               
effective date  from 2017  to 2018.  In the  process, Legislative                                                               
Legal  also made  technical  changes to  the  governor's bill  to                                                               
ensure that  it conforms to  the Manual of  Legislative Drafting.                                                               
He reviewed the following changes:                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     (1) The paragraphs in  sec. 12.62.400(c) were reordered                                                                    
     to  be in  alphabetical  order, and  the definition  of                                                                    
     agency was revised  to refer to the  definition in sec.                                                                    
     39.90.290.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     (2) Throughout  the bill, "current or  prospective" was                                                                    
     removed  before  "contractor,"  as  the  definition  of                                                                    
     contractor  includes   a  current  contractor   and  an                                                                    
     applicant for a contract.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     (3) Section  3 of  the bill was  rewritten to  create a                                                                    
     new article. The numbering was  updated to reflect this                                                                    
     change.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     (4) The  definitions in sec.  3 of the bill  were moved                                                                    
     into their own section.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     (5) The effective date was changed to July 1, 2018.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR. SHILLING noted that Hilary  Martin with Legislative Legal was                                                               
available if there were questions.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL asked Ms. Wojtusik  to provide the administration's                                                               
perspective of the committee substitute.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:39:26 PM                                                                                                                    
GENEVIEVE WOJTUSIK,  Legislative Liaison, Department  of Revenue,                                                               
Juneau, Alaska,  stated that the administration  has no objection                                                               
to the changes and appreciates the help.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI   asked  if  she  supports   the  committee                                                               
substitute.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. WOJTUSIK said yes.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:40:07 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KELLY  moved to  report the CS  for SB  109, 30-GS1938\D,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL removed his objection.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COSTELLO joined the committee.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL  updated Senator Costello  and asked if  she wanted                                                               
to object for further explanation.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COSTELLO said no.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COGHILL announced  that without  objection, CSSB  109(JUD)                                                               
moved from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.