Legislature(1997 - 1998)
04/21/1997 03:22 PM House L&C
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HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE
April 21, 1997
3:22 p.m
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Norman Rokeberg, Chairman
Representative John Cowdery
Representative Bill Hudson
Representative Jerry Sanders
Representative Joe Ryan
Representative Tom Brice
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Gene Kubina
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS:
Board of Barbers and Hairdressers
Robert Pearson - Juneau
- CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy
Kathleen Grimes - Palmer
- CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
Board of Dispensing Opticians
Barbara Landi - Anchorage
- CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
Board of Nursing
Carolyn Keil - Anchorage
- CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
Board of Veterinary Examiners
Jean Battig, DVM - Fairbanks
- CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
(* First public hearing)
PREVIOUS ACTION
No previous action to record
WITNESS REGISTER
SHIRLEY ARMSTRONG, Legislative Assistant
to Representative Norman Rokeberg
Alaska State Legislature
Capitol Building, Room 24
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Telephone: (907) 465-4954
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions relating to appointments
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 97-46, SIDE A
Number 001
CHAIRMAN NORMAN ROKEBERG called the House Labor and Commerce
Standing Committee to order at 3:22 p.m. Members present at the
call to order were Representatives Rokeberg, Cowdery, Sanders,
Brice and Ryan. Representative Hudson arrived at 3:24 p.m.
CONFIRMATION HEARING
Number 042
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG said the first order of business the committee
would address would be the appointment of Robert Pearson, from
Juneau, to the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers. He noted the
committee members have a copy of his resume.
REPRESENTATIVE BILL HUDSON indicated he believes Mr. Pearson is a
barber.
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked if there was an objection to Mr. Pearson
being appointed to the board. There being no objection, Chairman
Rokeberg said the committee would address the next appointment.
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced the next appointment would be Kathleen
Grimes, from Palmer, to the Alaska State Board of Public
Accountancy. He noted Ms. Grimes is a chief financial officer for
a nonprofit entity. Chairman Rokeberg said he would entertain a
motion to move the memorandum of March 24, 1997, of the
appointments of Robert Pearson to the Board of Barbers and
Hairdressers and Kathleen Grimes to the Alaska State Board of
Public Accountancy.
Number 326
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN COWDERY moved that the memorandum of March 24,
1997, move forward.
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked if there was an objection. Hearing none,
it was so ordered.
Number 338
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG stated the committee would take up the memorandum
of April 16, 1997. He said the first appointment is Barbara Landi,
of Anchorage, to the Board of Dispensing Opticians. Chairman
Rokeberg asked if there was discussion regarding Ms. Landi's
appointment. Hearing none, he said the next appointment the
committee would address would be Carolyn Keil, of Anchorage, to the
Board of Nursing.
Number 448
REPRESENTATIVE JOE RYAN said he believes this woman is extremely
well qualified for the appointment.
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked if there was any further discussion of Ms.
Keil's nomination. Hearing none, he said the next appointment
would be Jean Battig to the Board of Veterinary Examiners. He
asked Representative Brice if he knows this person.
Number 486
REPRESENTATIVE TOM BRICE indicated he doesn't know Ms. Battig. He
said he hasn't heard from any of his constituents regarding her, so
he would make the assumption the nobody has an objection.
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG said he would entertain a motion to adopt Barbara
Landi to the Board of Dispensing Opticians, Carolyn Keil to the
Board of Nursing and Jean Battig to the Board of Veterinary
Examiners.
Number 586
REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON made a motion to move the above mentioned
appointees forward to joint session for consideration.
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked if there was an objection to the movement
of the names. Hearing none, it was so ordered.
Number 593
REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON stated he had made a mistake when he said he
knew Mr. Pearson. He said there is another person with the same
last name, but the one being appointed isn't the person he thought
it was. He asked if there are public members on the board.
Number 671
SHIRLEY ARMSTRONG, Legislative Assistant to Chairman Rokeberg, said
there is a public member. She stated they were going to change the
composition of the board from two barbers to two hairdressers. It
was changed to one barber and two hairdressers, one of which was a
hairdresser and one was a hairdresser cosmetologist. She said
there was one public member and she thinks Mr. Pearson is that
member.
REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON said he would suggest the names be advanced
forward. He said he has no problem with Mr. Pearson.
Representative Hudson the committee would be recommending that
appointments be forwarded to a joint session and that has no
reflection on how the committee members might vote.
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG noted the names are forwarded to the Rules
Committee and not to the floor.
Number 781
REPRESENTATIVE COWDERY said he thinks the Governor has every right
to advance his people to these boards. He said if he doesn't know
the people, he would try to get to know them before he votes on the
floor.
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG indicated he tends to agree with Representative
Cowdery.
ADJOURNMENT
Number 837
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG adjourned the House Labor and Commerce Committee
meeting at 3:34 p.m.
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