Legislature(2003 - 2004)
04/20/2004 08:40 AM House FIN
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HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
April 20, 2004
8:40 A.M.
TAPE HFC 04 - 89, Side A
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Williams called the House Finance Committee meeting
to order at 8:40 A.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative John Harris, Co-Chair
Representative Bill Williams, Co-Chair
Representative Kevin Meyer, Vice-Chair
Representative Mike Chenault
Representative Hugh Fate
Representative Richard Foster
Representative Mike Hawker
Representative Carl Moses
Representative Bill Stoltze
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Eric Croft
Representative Reggie Joule
ALSO PRESENT
Sue Stancliff, Staff to Representative Kott; Guy Bell,
Director, Division of Administrative Services, Department of
Labor & Workforce Development
PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE
None
SUMMARY
HB 489 An Act relating to the administration of the
Alaska Vocational Technical Center; and providing
for an effective date.
HB 489 was REPORTED out of Committee with a "do
pass" recommendation and with one previously
published fiscal impact note.
HCR 32 Relating to information infrastructure and
establishing the Alaska Information Infrastructure
Policy Task Force.
CSHCR 32(EDT) was REPORTED out of Committee with a
"do pass" recommendation and with two previously
published fiscal impact notes.
HB 467 An Act establishing an Alaska Commemorative Coin
Commission to develop the design concepts and to
make recommendations regarding the final design of
the Alaska quarter under the 50 States
Commemorative Coin Program Act; and providing for
an effective date.
CSHB 467(FIN) was REPORTED out of Committee with
individual recommendations and with one new zero
fiscal impact note.
HOUSE BILL NO. 489
An Act relating to the administration of the Alaska
Vocational Technical Center; and providing for an
effective date.
GUY BELL, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES,
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, explained that
the bill relates to the Alaska Vocational Technical Center
(AVTEC) in Seward. The 2003 legislative session passed SB
192 that transferred AVTEC from the Department of Education
and Early Development to the Department of Labor and
Workforce Development (DOLWD). When the transfer occurred,
the tuition and fee setting statutory authority didn't
transfer to the DOLWD's authority, which was a technical
oversight. This bill would allow the DOLWD to set tuition
and other fees for students at AVTEC through a regulatory
process by means of a simple technical correction to last
year's legislation. There is no fiscal impact because AVTEC
currently charges tuition and fees.
Representative Foster MOVED to report HB 489 out of
Committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered.
HB 489 was REPORTED out of Committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with one previously published fiscal
impact note.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 32
Relating to information infrastructure and establishing
the Alaska Information Infrastructure Policy Task
Force.
Co-Chair Harris referred to the fiscal note and asked the
length of time that the one position would be authorized.
SUE STANCLIFF, STAFF TO REPRESENTATIVE KOTT, explained that
the Task Force would begin work June 1, 2004 and would
terminate no later than the adjournment of the first regular
session. The sponsor did not anticipate that the Task Force
would take that long but added the extension as a safety
measure.
Co-Chair Harris asked why the Task Force is authorized for a
longer time if the report is due the first day of session.
Ms. Stancliff agreed that the Task Force is not anticipated
to extend beyond the report deadline, but the sponsor was
concerned that there may be further recommendations or
findings that would require additional time. She thought
that staff could handle the legislation.
Co-Chair Williams asked if staff familiar with the issues
would be needed for follow through. Ms. Stancliff agreed
that staff with "institutional knowledge" would be
beneficial to the Task Force and the next Legislature.
Representative Foster MOVED to report CSHCR 32(EDT) out of
Committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes. There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered.
CSHCR 32(EDT) was REPORTED out of Committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with two previously published fiscal
impact notes.
HOUSE BILL NO. 467
An Act establishing an Alaska Commemorative Coin
Commission to develop the design concepts and to make
recommendations regarding the final design of the
Alaska quarter under the 50 States Commemorative Coin
Program Act; and providing for an effective date.
Co-Chair Williams noted that HB 467 had been heard on April
19 and that Representative Stoltze worked with the sponsor
to draft an amendment.
Representative Stoltze MOVED to ADOPT Amendment #1. Co-Chair
Harris OBJECTED for purposes of discussion.
Amendment #1 reads:
Page 2, line 18:
Delete "six"
Insert "10"
Page 2, line 26:
Delete "one member shall be a resident"
Insert "two members shall be residents"
Page 2, line 28, through page 3, line 3:
Delete all material.
Page 3, line 4:
Delete "(4)"
Insert "(2)"
Representative Stoltze explained that he had previously
proposed deleting legislative appointees from the
Commission. Co-Chair Harris asked if the amendment
eliminates all references to legislators being appointed.
Representative Stoltze affirmed.
Co-Chair Harris withdrew his objection to Amendment #1.
Amendment #1 was adopted.
Representative Foster MOVED to report CSHB 467(FIN) out of
Committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered.
CSHB 467(FIN) was REPORTED out of Committee with individual
recommendations and with one new zero fiscal impact note.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:51 A.M.
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