Legislature(2007 - 2008)BELTZ 211
04/09/2008 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB305 | |
| HB366 | |
| HB368 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 368 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 305 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 366 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
HB 366-PFD: EXECUTION /DISCLOSURE OF APPROPS
9:52:44 AM
CHAIR MCGUIRE announced the consideration of HB 366. [Before the
committee was HB 366 AM.]
9:53:03 AM
REPRESENTATIVE HARRY CRAWFORD, Alaska State Legislature, said HB
366 is important to the people it affects. The law was changed a
while ago so that some people who were incarcerated couldn't get
their permanent fund dividend (PFD), and it was given to about
five different causes, like the Council on Domestic Violence.
But lawmakers didn't realize that the law took the money away
from the children of the offenders. He doesn't know how many
kids this will affect, but it may be up to 5,000 children. Some
of the children have already been taken into the child welfare
system or have been adopted. There are a number of kids who are
not getting their incarcerated parents' PFD. This "puts it back
on the list." There is a zero fiscal note because it just
changes the notice requirement. But in the future, money will
need to be appropriated to these children. The permanent fund
division gets 35,000 garnishments a year, and it would like them
in electronic form. It is now not allowed, so the division
handles about 70,000 pieces of paper each year, which won't
occur if HB 366 passes.
CHAIR MCGUIRE said she appreciates Representative Crawford
accommodating that in HB 366 from another bill of hers. It
didn't fit into the new omnibus crime package. She said Section
3 was taken out of another bill because it made a single subject
violation. It is a civil provision that allows the writs of
execution from a court order to go to the commissioner
electronically and the permanent fund to pay that out.
9:57:29 AM
SENATOR BUNDE said the bill could include game violations,
arson, and bootlegging, but couldn't include this?
CHAIR MCGUIRE said it has to include underlying crimes, so if
all the writs were criminal, then it would work. But since some
were civil in nature, it didn't work.
SENATOR STEVENS asked if there is any way that a repeat
miscreant would receive any portion of a PFD from this bill.
REPRESENTATIVE CRAWFORD said no, they will still owe their child
support. The bill will not pay their debt in any way.
9:58:58 AM
SENATOR BUNDE asked if the offenders have any access to the
children's money.
REPRESENTATIVE CRAWFORD said it will go to the child or to the
guardian.
SENATOR BUNDE asked if the PFD division is supportive.
REPRESENTATIVE CRAWFORD said they would very much like to see
this pass.
SENATOR BUNDE moved to report HB 366 from committee with
individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There
being no objection, the HB 366 AM passed out of committee.
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