Legislature(1999 - 2000)

03/17/1999 03:20 PM House L&C

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    HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                                 
                   March 17, 1999                                                                                               
                     3:20 p.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Norman Rokeberg, Chairman                                                                                        
Representative Andrew Halcro, Vice Chairman                                                                                     
Representative Jerry Sanders                                                                                                    
Representative Lisa Murkowski                                                                                                   
Representative John Harris                                                                                                      
Representative Tom Brice                                                                                                        
Representative Sharon Cissna                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
All members present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Labor Relations Agency                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Blair E. Marcotte - Fairbanks                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Workers' Compensation Board                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nancy J. Ridgley - Ward Cove                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Labor Relations Agency                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Raymond P. Smith - Anchorage                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Workers' Compensation Board                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Dorothy Bradshaw - Fairbanks                                                                                                    
Philip E. Ulmer - Eagle River                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
State Medical Board                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Shelia Means - Juneau                                                                                                           
Dr. Keith M. Brownsberger - Anchorage                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Nursing                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Barbara Berner - Anchorage                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land                                                                 
Surveyors                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Linda Cyra-Korsgaard - Anchorage                                                                                                
Marcia R. Davis - Anchorage                                                                                                     
D. Lance Mearing - Juneau                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Chiropractic Examiners                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Carol J. Davis, D.C. - Fairbanks                                                                                                
Steven D. Messerschmidt, D.C. - Juneau                                                                                          
Sean Siegel - Anchorage                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Marine Pilots                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Robert M. Berto - Ketchikan                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL 101                                                                                                                  
"An Act relating to the reinstatement of corporations that are                                                                  
public utilities; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED OUT CSHB 101(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
(* First public hearing)                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Board of Marital & Family Therapy                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Sandra Samaniego - Fairbanks                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Marilyn Holmes - Juneau                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Board of Dispensing Opticians                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Roberta Rawcliffe - Palmer                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Board of Examiners in Optometry                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Thomas N. Carter - Fairbanks                                                                                                    
Erik D. Christianson, O.D. - Ketchikan                                                                                          
John Corbett, O.D. - North Pole                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Pharmacy                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Margaret D. Soden - Fairbanks                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Board of Professional Counselors                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Barbara (Toni) Chrestman - Nome                                                                                                 
Anne L. Henry - Juneau                                                                                                          
David F. Leonard - Fairbanks                                                                                                    
Allan A. Morotti - Fairbanks                                                                                                    
Robert L. Pound - Anchorage                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Vince Coan - Wasilla                                                                                                            
James A. Hage - Fairbanks                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Social Work Examiners                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Denny Patella - Anchorage                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Board of Veterinary Examiners                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Connie J. Sanders - Anchorage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Board of Psychologist & Psychological Associate Examiners                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Paul L. Craig - Anchorage                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
JoAnne Bell-Graves - Juneau                                                                                                     
Leslie F. Schwartz - Petersburg                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS ACTION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 101                                                                                                                    
SHORT TITLE: CORPORATE PUBLIC UTILITY REINSTATEMENT                                                                             
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVES(S) MORGAN                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Jrn-Date    Jrn-Page           Action                                                                                           
 2/19/99       258     (H)  READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S)                                                                   
 2/19/99       258     (H)  URS, L&C                                                                                            
 3/03/99               (H)  URS AT  8:00 AM CAPITOL 120                                                                         
 3/03/99               (H)  HEARD AND HELD                                                                                      
 3/03/99               (H)  MINUTE(URS)                                                                                         
 3/10/99               (H)  URS AT  8:00 AM CAPITOL 120                                                                         
 3/10/99               (H)  MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                              
 3/10/99               (H)  MINUTE(URS)                                                                                         
 3/10/99       407     (H)  URS RPT  3DP 1NR 3AM                                                                                
 3/10/99       407     (H)  DP: COWDERY, PORTER, HUDSON;                                                                        
 3/10/99       407     (H)  NR: BERKOWITZ; AM: DAVIES, ROKEBERG,                                                                
 3/10/99       407     (H)  KOTT                                                                                                
 3/10/99       407     (H)  ZERO FISCAL NOTE (DCED)                                                                             
 3/10/99       407     (H)  REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE                                                                        
 3/17/99               (H)  L&C AT  3:15 PM CAPITOL 17                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
BLAIR MARCOTTE, Appointee                                                                                                       
   to the Alaska Labor Relations Agency                                                                                         
P.O. Box 82785                                                                                                                  
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708                                                                                                         
Telephone:  (907) 479-2906                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified as appointee to the Alaska Labor                                                                 
Relations Agency.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
NANCY RIDGLEY, Appointee                                                                                                        
   to the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board                                                                                    
P.O. Box 783                                                                                                                    
Ward Cove, Alaska 99928                                                                                                         
Telephone:  (907) 247-8496                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified as appointee to the Alaska Workers'                                                              
Compensation Board.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
RAYMOND SMITH, Appointee                                                                                                        
   to the Alaska Labor Relations Agency                                                                                         
4020 Dale Street, Number 1                                                                                                      
Anchorage, Alaska 99508                                                                                                         
Telephone:  (907) 562-0073                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified as appointee to the Alaska Labor                                                                 
Relations Agency.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARL MORGAN                                                                                                      
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Capitol Building, Room 409                                                                                                      
Juneau, Alaska 99801                                                                                                            
Telephone:  (907) 465-4527                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT:  Sponsor of HB 101.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HEATHER GRAHAME, Partner                                                                                                        
Dorsey and Whitney LLP                                                                                                          
1031 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 600                                                                                              
Anchorage, Alaska 99501                                                                                                         
Telephone:  (907) 257-7822                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified in support of HB 101.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
FRANKLIN TERRY ELDER, Director                                                                                                  
Division of Banking, Securities and Corporations                                                                                
Department of Commerce and Economic Development                                                                                 
P.O. Box 110807                                                                                                                 
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0807                                                                                                       
Telephone:  (907) 465-2521                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified on HB 101, answered questions.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
JIM ROWE, Director                                                                                                              
Alaska Telephone Association                                                                                                    
201 East 56th Avenue                                                                                                            
Anchorage, Alaska 99518                                                                                                         
Telephone:  (907) 563-4000                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HB 101.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
JANET SEITZ, Legislative Assistant                                                                                              
   for Representative Rokeberg                                                                                                  
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Capitol Building, Room 24                                                                                                       
Juneau, Alaska 99801                                                                                                            
Telephone:  (907) 465-4968                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT:  Discussed the amendments to HB 101.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 99-25, SIDE A                                                                                                              
Number 0001                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN NORMAN ROKEBERG called the House Labor and Commerce                                                                    
Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:20 p.m.  Members present                                                               
at the call to order were Representatives Rokeberg, Halcro,                                                                     
Sanders, Murkowski, Harris, Brice and Cissna.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 0066                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG called an at-ease at 3:51 p.m.  The committee                                                                 
came back to order at 3:54.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Number 0081                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Labor Relations Agency                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would address the                                                                
confirmations of the Alaska Labor Relations Agency.  He asked Ms.                                                               
Marcotte to discuss what she does at the agency.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 0117                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BLAIR MARCOTTE, Appointee to the Alaska Labor Relations Agency,                                                                 
testified via teleconference from Fairbanks.  She informed the                                                                  
committee that she was appointed by Governor Knowles three years                                                                
ago to sit as the public appointee on the Alaska Labor Relations                                                                
Agency and was again asked if she would like to continue.  Ms.                                                                  
Marcotte explained that there must be a panel of three to conduct                                                               
hearings.  In response to Chairman Rokeberg, Ms. Marcotte informed                                                              
the committee that a normal case could be a wrongful dismissal due                                                              
to the charge that workers were union organizing on company time.                                                               
She cited unfair labor practices as another example.  There is a                                                                
tremendous backlog of cases in the agency.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Number 0235                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE informed the committee that he has known Ms.                                                               
Marcotte for a number of years through her work at the Labor Local                                                              
942 and the Fairbanks Better Business Bureau.  Representative Brice                                                             
said that Ms. Marcotte is a very qualified person for this                                                                      
position.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG thanked Ms. Marcotte for taking time to speak                                                                 
with the committee today as well as taking time to serve the people                                                             
of Alaska through this appointment.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Number 0334                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. MARCOTTE hoped that support continued for the small staff which                                                             
do much work for the money.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG explained that the signing of transmittal letters                                                             
by individual members did not reflect an intent by any member to                                                                
vote for or against an individual during any further sessions for                                                               
the purpose of confirmation.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Number 0441                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Blair Marcotte                                                               
for the Alaska Labor Relations Agency.  There being no objection,                                                               
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Workers' Compensation Board                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0500                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider Nancy                                                             
J. Ridgley for the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
NANCY RIDGLEY, Appointee, Alaska Workers' Compensation Board,                                                                   
testified via teleconference from Ward Cove.  In response to                                                                    
Chairman Rokeberg, Ms. Ridgley informed the committee that she had                                                              
served on the board since 1992.  She explained that the board deals                                                             
with disputed hearings between an employee and an employer and                                                                  
determine whether the employee would receive any medical benefits                                                               
or compensation for an injury.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Nancy J. Ridgley                                                             
for the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.  There being no                                                                     
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Labor Relations Agency                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 0646                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Raymond P. Smith for the Alaska Labor Relations Agency.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
RAYMOND SMITH, Appointee, Alaska Labor Relations Agency, informed                                                               
the committee that he has served on the agency for three years and                                                              
is before the committee for reconfirmation.  He echoed Ms.                                                                      
Marcotte's comments regarding the good job the agency does with a                                                               
small staff.  Mr. Smith noted that the microphone system being                                                                  
utilized for this hearing would be nice to have at the board                                                                    
meetings.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG appreciated Mr. Smith's comments.  He asked Mr.                                                               
Smith if the legislature could help the board statutorily.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MR. SMITH said that the board is functioning well, although the                                                                 
board is lacking one management person.  That position is being                                                                 
recruited now.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG inquired as to how the agency meets.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Number 0797                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. SMITH explained that the agency only meets as a board at the                                                                
quarterly meetings.  The hearings consist of a three member panel                                                               
of the board, one from labor, management, and public.  The panel                                                                
hears the case, deliberates, and provides a decision on the case.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS asked if Mr. Smith was the labor                                                                          
representative on the board as well as being a business agent for                                                               
the Painters & Allied Trades.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MR. SMITH confirmed that he was the labor representative on the                                                                 
Alaska Labor Relations Agency as well as the business agent for the                                                             
Painters & Allied Trades.  In further response to Representative                                                                
Harris, Mr. Smith informed the committee that he represented                                                                    
Southeast Alaska for the Painters & Allied Trades.  He clarified                                                                
that the Painters & Allied Trades represent everything south of the                                                             
63rd parallel for the state of Alaska.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Number 0887                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI asked if there were attempts to have                                                                   
geographic distribution on the board.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MR. SMITH believed that the only requirement of the board was that                                                              
no more than three members of the agency may be members of the same                                                             
political party.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Raymond Smith                                                                
for the Alaska Labor Relations Board.  There being no objection, it                                                             
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Number 0967                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 3:36 p.m. to 3:38 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Workers' Compensation Board                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0970                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Dorothy Bradshaw for the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE noted that he knew Ms. Bradshaw due to his                                                                 
work with her with the National Association for the Advancement of                                                              
Colored People (NAACP) as well as the Black Businessmen's Caucus.                                                               
Ms. Bradshaw is a very astute, hardworking individual who is                                                                    
involved in the community.  Representative Brice said that Ms.                                                                  
Bradshaw is an asset to the board.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI inquired as to whether Ms. Bradshaw                                                                    
currently sits on the board.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS pointed out that the information before the                                                               
committee says Ms. Bradshaw was appointed in 1996.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Dorothy Bradshaw                                                             
for the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.  There being no                                                                     
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1065                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would next consider                                                              
Philip E. Ulmer for the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.                                                                     
Chairman Rokeberg commented that Mr. Ulmer seemed to be a highly                                                                
competent individual.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Philip E. Ulmer                                                              
for the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.  There being no                                                                     
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
State Medical Board                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Number 1106                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Shelia Means for the State Medical Board.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Shelia Means for                                                             
the State Medical Board.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                   
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Number 1170                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would next consider                                                              
Dr. Keith M. Brownsberger for the State Medical Board.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI understood that Dr. Brownsberger is "a                                                                 
very good egg" and should continue on the board.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO noted that he attended school with Dr.                                                                    
Brownsberger's son.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Dr. Keith M.                                                                 
Brownsberger for the State Medical Board.  There being no                                                                       
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Nursing                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 1210                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Barbara Berner for the Board of Nursing.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Barbara Berner                                                               
for the Board of Nursing.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                  
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land                                                                 
Surveyors                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Number 1242                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider Linda                                                             
Cyra-Korsgaard for the State Board of Registration for Architects,                                                              
Engineers, and Land Surveyors.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI informed the committee that the comments                                                               
she had heard regarding Ms. Cyra-Korsgaard have been positive.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Linda                                                                        
Cyra-Korsgaard for the State Board of Registration for Architects,                                                              
Engineers, and Land Surveyors.  There being no objection, it was so                                                             
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Number 1306                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would next consider                                                              
Marcia R. Davis for the State Board of Registration for Architects,                                                             
Engineers, and Land Surveyors.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI assumed that Ms. Davis must be the one                                                                 
public member.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO pointed out that her resume indicates she has                                                             
done much work in the neighborhoods.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Marcia R. Davis                                                              
for the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and                                                              
Land Surveyors.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1363                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would next consider                                                              
D. Lance Mearing for the State Board of Registration for                                                                        
Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of D. Lance Mearing                                                             
for the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and                                                              
Land Surveyors.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Chiropractic Examiners                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Number 1399                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider Carol                                                             
J. Davis, a Fairbanks resident, for the Board of Chiropractic                                                                   
Examiners.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE noted that he did not know Ms. Davis and that                                                              
there has not been any concern raised by the Fairbanks community.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG pointed out that these names have been circulated                                                             
throughout both bodies and to Chairman Rokeberg's knowledge there                                                               
has been no negative feedback.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Carol J. Davis                                                               
for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.  There being no objection,                                                             
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 1498                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would next consider                                                              
Steven D. Messerschmidt, D.C., for the Board of Chiropractic                                                                    
Examiners.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI noted that Dr. Messerschmidt is a                                                                      
chiropractor in Juneau who was appointed to the board in November.                                                              
Dr. Messerschmidt was on the board between 1990 and 1993.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Steven D.                                                                    
Messerschmidt, D.C., for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.                                                                   
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Number 1559                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would next consider                                                              
Sean C. Siegel for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG noted the presence of Catherine Reardon,                                                                      
Director, Division of Occupational Licensing, Department of                                                                     
Commerce & Economic Development.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS noted that Mr. Siegel must be the public                                                                  
member.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Sean C. Siegel                                                               
for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.  There being no objection,                                                             
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Board of Marine Pilots                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Number 1604                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Robert M. Berto, a Ketchikan resident, for the Board of Marine                                                                  
Pilots.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI commented that Mr. Berto is the son-in-law                                                             
of a friend of Representative Murkowski.  She said that Mr. Berto                                                               
is very capable and efficient, although he is not a pilot.  She                                                                 
also noted that Mr. Berto runs Southeast Stevedoring Company.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Robert M. Berto                                                              
for the Board of Marine Pilots.  There being no objection, it was                                                               
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Number 1655                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The committee stood at-ease from 3:51 p.m. to 3:54 p.m.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 101 - CORPORATE PUBLIC UTILITY REINSTATEMENT                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Number 1659                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced the committee's next order of business                                                              
is HB 101, "An Act relating to the reinstatement of corporations                                                                
that are public utilities; and providing for an effective date."                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 1670                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to adopt the proposed committee                                                                     
substitute (CS) for HB 101, labeled 1-LS0469\D, Bannister, 3/16/99,                                                             
as the working document before the committee.  There being no                                                                   
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1704                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARL MORGAN, Alaska State Legislature, came forward                                                              
as the bill sponsor.  He read the following sponsor statement into                                                              
the record:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     "This legislation is a vehicle to allow the Alaska                                                                         
     Department of Commerce and Economic Development the                                                                        
     discretion to reinstate, as a corporation, a local                                                                         
     telecommunications company that serves several                                                                             
     communities in western Alaska.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "After reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding                                                                   
     the issue, I hope that you will agree that this measure                                                                    
     warrants our attention and support.  The following are                                                                     
     the facts surrounding the involuntary dissolution of                                                                       
     Bush-Tell.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     "Bush-Tell is a small, rural local telephone company                                                                       
     located in Aniak, Alaska, which provides local telephone                                                                   
     service to ten small villages in western Alaska.                                                                           
     Bush-Tell was incorporated on November 10, 1969 and has                                                                    
     been providing telecommunication service since 1970.  Mr.                                                                  
     Bob Colliver, Jr., the President and sole shareholder of                                                                   
     Bush-Tell, recently contacted the Alaska Division of                                                                       
     Banking, Securities and Corporations [Department of                                                                        
     Commerce and Economic Development], to find out about                                                                      
     registering a 'dba' [doing business as] and was informed                                                                   
     that Bush-Tell was no longer registered as a corporation                                                                   
     with the division.  Bush-Tell had been involuntarily                                                                       
     dissolved in 1993 for failing to file its biennial report                                                                  
     and/or failing to pay its biennial corporate tax for the                                                                   
     period ending December 31, 1992.  Upon investigation, it                                                                   
     was discovered that Bush-Tell's registered agent had                                                                       
     failed to follow the proper statutory procedures for                                                                       
     resigning as a registered agent and his omission resulted                                                                  
     in the involuntary dissolution of Bush-Tell."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 1815                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     "Bush-Tell's designated agent was a sole practitioner in                                                                   
     Anchorage, Alaska who also served as Bush-Tell's general                                                                   
     counsel.  In the early 1980s, Bush-Tell hired another law                                                                  
     firm to do its legal work but continued to retain the                                                                      
     sole practitioner as its registered agent.  The forms for                                                                  
     Bush-Tell's biennial reports were sent to the registered                                                                   
     agent and were filed by the registered agent up to and                                                                     
     including the period ending December 31, 1990                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     In 1991, the registered agent left the private practice                                                                    
     of law, closed his office and left a forwarding address                                                                    
     for his mail with the U.S. Postal Service.  The                                                                            
     registered agent did not inform the Alaska Division of                                                                     
     Banking, Securities and Corporations that his address was                                                                  
     changing or that he was resigning as Bush-Tell's                                                                           
     registered agent.  State Statute 10.06.170(b) requires                                                                     
     that, if a registered agent resigns, the registered agent                                                                  
     must file a written notice with the commissioner setting                                                                   
     out the latest address of the principal's office of the                                                                    
     corporation and the names, addresses and the title of the                                                                  
     most recent officers of the corporation.  The commission                                                                   
     must then immediately mail a copy of the notice to the                                                                     
     corporation at its principal office."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Number 1903                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     "On July 12, 1993, the Alaska Division of Banking,                                                                         
     Securities and Corporations sent a notice by certified                                                                     
     mail to Bush-Tell, care of the registered agent,                                                                           
     informing Bush-Tell that it had not filed its biennial                                                                     
     report and/or tax for the period ending December 31, 1992                                                                  
     and that, if the biennial report and/or tax are not                                                                        
     mailed by September 19, 1993, the Certificate of                                                                           
     Involuntary Dissolution will be issued and the                                                                             
     corporation will cease to exist as of September 20, 1993.                                                                  
     This notice was returned to the Alaska Division of                                                                         
     Banking, Securities and Corporations because the                                                                           
     registered agent's forwarding notice had expired.  On                                                                      
     September 20, 1993, Bush-Tell was involuntarily                                                                            
     dissolved.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     "Since the time of this dissolution, and even after                                                                        
     discovering the involuntary dissolution, Bush-Tell has                                                                     
     observed all of the corporate procedures required by its                                                                   
     bylaws and Alaska law including holding regular board of                                                                   
     directors meetings and paying corporate income taxes."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Number 1997                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MORGAN mentioned the suggestion that HB 101 be                                                                   
amended to include all corporations had been brought up in the last                                                             
hearing.  He explained that HB 101 was drafted on a narrow bias                                                                 
because it is his understanding that this is the way the                                                                        
legislature has handled these types of issues in the past.  He                                                                  
believes this to be the best approach.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG said the original bill only included Sections 10                                                              
and 11.  When it was before the House Special Committee on Utility                                                              
Restructuring, there were recommendations to see if the legislature                                                             
could develop a method which would avoid this type of situation in                                                              
the future.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MORGAN agreed.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG further noted that the other provisions of the                                                                
bill relate to trying to ameliorate the problem that occurred by                                                                
setting the mailing requirements, and so forth, in statute.  This                                                               
was a request of the House Special Committee on Utility                                                                         
Restructuring.  Those suggested changes have been added to HB 101                                                               
in the proposed CS.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Number 2060                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI referred to Representative Morgan's                                                                    
comment that he drafted his legislation very narrowly for a                                                                     
specific purpose.  She asked Representative Morgan how he viewed                                                                
the changes which expand the legislation beyond its initial                                                                     
purpose.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MORGAN replied that he has no problem with the                                                                   
amendments.  However, his biggest concern is that other                                                                         
corporations will have to follow the strict guidelines.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO referred to Representative Morgan's statement                                                             
that after Bush-Tell was involuntarily dissolved, board meetings                                                                
were still held and income taxes were still paid.  He asked if the                                                              
owner knew that Bush-Tell was involuntarily dissolved. Did the                                                                  
owner get receipts or notification while continuing to pay income                                                               
tax?                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Number 2138                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HEATHER GRAHAME, Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP, testified via                                                                 
teleconference from Anchorage.  She noted her firm represents                                                                   
Bush-Tell.  Ms. Grahame responded that Bush-Tell did continue to                                                                
follow all corporate formalities including holding scheduled board                                                              
meetings.  However, she does not believe Bush-Tell filed a biennial                                                             
report.  In fact, Dorsey and Whitney tried to file one on                                                                       
Bush-Tell's behalf this year and the Division of Banking,                                                                       
Securities and Corporations rejected it.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO again referred to the statement that                                                                      
Bush-Tell continued to pay income tax. Representative Halcro hoped                                                              
that  Bush-Tell is not faced with a penalty even though it was                                                                  
involuntarily dissolved.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME remarked that if this legislation doesn't pass there                                                                
will be significant issues relating to income taxes.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked if those issues would result because                                                                    
Bush-Tell would lose its corporate status which would necessitate                                                               
the recalculation all taxes and other obligations under a different                                                             
organizational structure.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Number 2194                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME replied that is correct.  One of her biggest fears is                                                               
that, for example, the IRS [Internal Revenue Service] would then                                                                
attribute any income that Bush-Tell received from 1993 on, to Mr.                                                               
Colliver himself.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG interjected that Mr. Colliver's business could                                                                
possibly be constructed as a sole proprietorship.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME agreed.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO said he wanted to get back to the penalty                                                                 
aspect.  He asked if Bush-Tell, due to the involuntary dissolution                                                              
of the corporation, would face any kind of a penalty for failing to                                                             
communicate with the state.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Number 2282                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME responded that there is a penalty, 10 percent of the                                                                
amount of the biennial tax assessed, for failure to pay a biennial                                                              
report which is set forth under AS 10.06.815.  She believed the                                                                 
biennial tax in this period of time was $60.00.  If that is                                                                     
correct, that penalty is quite nominal.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS reiterated that, "All the other sections,                                                                 
besides Sections 10 and 11 are referring to the method that they                                                                
will notice in the future ... and they have been doing that -- but                                                              
whether that qualifies.  So, that's Representative Morgan's bill                                                                
and the bill for Bush-Tell is really that one section.  And not to                                                              
move too fast -- but the amendments on our desk have to do with                                                                 
that subject as well."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG agreed that the mailing procedure has nothing to                                                              
do with the substantive portion of the bill.  He asked Ms. Grahame                                                              
if she could have gone to the courts under the corporate code and                                                               
received a reinstatement.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Number 2344                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME responded absolutely not.  She noted that the reason                                                                
Bush-Tell couldn't go to court is because the timely demand in                                                                  
response to the notice of the dissolution is a 60-day period after                                                              
the notice was sent out.  In this case, it was mailed in 1993.                                                                  
Therefore, there is no remedy other than a statutory remedy.  Ms.                                                               
Grahame pointed out that this has been conducted several times in                                                               
the past.  She referred to AS 10.06.960(i) and (k) and noted that                                                               
amendments have been made to the corporations' code to                                                                          
legislatively reinstate Alaska Native corporations that were                                                                    
involuntarily dissolved.  She reiterated that this is the only                                                                  
remedy for Bush-Tell, a small rural telephone company.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked if the Alaska Statute allowed reinstatement                                                             
within a two-year period.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME responded that it did, however, when the state                                                                      
dissolved Bush-Tell, the notice was sent only to the registered                                                                 
agent.  As Representative Morgan stated, the registered agent's                                                                 
address had expired so the notice was returned to the state and the                                                             
state never contacted Bush-Tell itself, or anyone associated with                                                               
the public utility.  The latest that it could have been reinstated                                                              
by the Division of Banking, Securities and Corporations would have                                                              
been 1995.  Bush-Tell didn't discover its dissolution until 1998.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG indicated that the two-year window did not work                                                               
for Ms. Grahame but that it is available in the law.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME replied that is correct.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Number 2453                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG further stated that, "As one of the issues that                                                               
was before the [House ] Special Committee [on Utility                                                                           
Restructuring] was the potentiality of deviating from the two years                                                             
and expanding that window to allow a pleading in court ... for                                                                  
reinstatement - under a longer window, for example, say, four years                                                             
to help remedy this problem in the future.  But I think we'll bring                                                             
that up with the department [Department of Commerce and Economic                                                                
Development], and they would object to that.  But would that have                                                               
helped you?  Or could that help other corporations in the same                                                                  
straights?"                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME responded that it might help other corporations. She                                                                
noted that the Division of Banking, Securities and Corporations,                                                                
felt that might dissuade corporations from acting responsibly.  She                                                             
thinks the division's view is that if notice was actually given to                                                              
the corporation, that should cure the problem.  However, on this                                                                
sort of an issue, Ms. Grahame to deferred to the Division of                                                                    
Banking, Securities and Corporations.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked Ms. Grahame, as counsel to Bush-Tell, if                                                                
she would like to see other corrections in the law that would help                                                              
other corporations in the future.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Number 2486                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME replied, "I think the bill -- as long as notice has to                                                              
be given to the corporation..." [TESTIMONY INTERRUPTED BY TAPE                                                                  
CHANGE]                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
[From tape log notes: "as well as registered agent"]                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 99-25, SIDE B                                                                                                              
Number 0001                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME continued, "I think your amendment that I saw today                                                                 
[will] cure the problem."                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Number 0021                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI referred to Section 10, regarding the                                                                  
reinstatement, which allows a public utility corporation until the                                                              
end of the year to do the reinstatement.  She asked if there is                                                                 
anybody else in a similar circumstance.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME replied that she is not aware of any corporation in                                                                 
this circumstance other than Bush-Tell.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG said, "Well, it's a potentiality and that's why                                                               
it's broad enough not to ask for a public utilities as opposed to                                                               
doing something that might be characterized as special legislation                                                              
which is unconstitutional in the state of Alaska."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0061                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked Ms. Grahame to draft a letter of support                                                                
that might help people understand the new section - how it fits in                                                              
and makes the bill whole.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MS. GRAHAME acknowledged that she will provide the letter.  She                                                                 
added that the legislature has an opportunity to fix a serious                                                                  
legal problem for a small rural telephone company that has been                                                                 
providing high-quality service in rural Alaska since 1970.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Number 0111                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
FRANKLIN TERRY ELDER, Director, Division of Banking, Securities and                                                             
Corporations, Department of Commerce and Economic Development, came                                                             
forward in Juneau.  He mentioned that he is substituting for Dawn                                                               
Williams, the corporations supervisor [Dawn Williams, Records and                                                               
Licensing Supervisor, Department of Commerce and Economic                                                                       
Development], and that the division continues to support HB 101.                                                                
Mr. Elder noted he has made suggestions for the proposed CS.  His                                                               
understanding is that the committee's intention is to essentially                                                               
codify the division's current practice.  He said, "Except for the                                                               
couple of suggestions I made, you do that.  And, I agree that ...                                                               
the current practice, and what is in this bill, would lessen the                                                                
likelihood of these problems in the future."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Number 0172                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI asked if the committee substitute would                                                                
change the fiscal note.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER replied, "With a couple of the suggestions I made to                                                                  
staff, it would not change the fiscal note with..."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG interjected (indisc.) amendment to the amendment.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER continued, "Yes, without those arguably there could be a                                                              
small fiscal note that would be required."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI reiterated that there could be a small                                                                 
fiscal note with the proposed CS, however, if the amendments to the                                                             
Version D are adopted, the fiscal note does not change.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER agreed.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG noted that, following the testimony, Mr. Elder                                                                
will come back to the table to address the amendments to CSHB 101.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0218                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO said, "I noticed in your statement of support                                                             
for HB 101 you say that, 'We've increased our diligence in working                                                              
with corporations to avoid the maximum extent possible inadvertent                                                              
dissolving of businesses.'  Does this mean that when mail comes                                                                 
back to you that you actually physically look up where the                                                                      
corporation's headquartered - or the utility's headquartered and                                                                
call them and say, 'What's the deal, how can we get this to you?'                                                               
I mean can you explain to me how we're making sure that this                                                                    
doesn't happen in the future?"                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER explained that it is his understanding that the mailing                                                               
used to be sent only to the registered agent.  By statute every                                                                 
corporation has to have a registered agent and that agent is                                                                    
supposed to keep the Division of Banking, Securities and                                                                        
Corporations informed as to the name of that person and the proper                                                              
address.  Mr. Elder said the division currently sends the mail to                                                               
the corporation's office and then to the agent, however, it's also                                                              
a matter of staff-time and availability.  Primarily information is                                                              
checked: have they provided an address for the corporation's                                                                    
office, is it different from the agent's address, have they                                                                     
provided an address for an officer or a director, and if they have                                                              
then they make those mailings.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Number 0309                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SANDERS said it seems to him that it would the                                                                   
simplest thing in the world for Mr. Elder to write a letter to                                                                  
where the check came from - when people are paying the tax.  He                                                                 
asked, "How do you accept my income tax check when I don't have a                                                               
corporation."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER responded the income tax goes to the Department of                                                                    
Revenue and not to the Department of Commerce and Economic                                                                      
Development.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SANDERS questioned that the division does not know                                                               
anything about that, the division is not connected to it.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER replied no, the division is not.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SANDERS questioned that the division does not have                                                               
any access to it.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Number 0334                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER said he doesn't know what the department's access is to                                                               
tax records and would have to look into that.  He pointed out that                                                              
the payment of income tax is separated from the payment of the                                                                  
biennial tax.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SANDERS suggested that somebody in the state                                                                     
government figure out how to find out where that income tax check                                                               
came from because it's a disadvantage to the business people.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER replied that he will discuss that with division staff and                                                             
see if there are any problems or prohibitions of having access to                                                               
that type of information.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE said he would appreciate hearing the outcome                                                               
because HB 101 has five pages of statute changes, with the                                                                      
possibility of another three.  He also agreed with Representative                                                               
Sanders that the address on the check is obviously going to be an                                                               
accurate address.  Representative Brice remarked that there has to                                                              
be coordination between the governmental agencies on issues like                                                                
this.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Number 0421                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CISSNA stated that she could see a situation where                                                               
the income tax would be paid by an accountant or an attorney.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SANDERS interjected that they would know where the                                                               
person was and would notify him.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CISSNA pointed out that in this case, the counsel,                                                               
the agent who left the corporation, could have even done that and                                                               
the same problem would result.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SANDERS indicated that they continued to pay their                                                               
income tax each year.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CISSNA believed that it would be a good thing to                                                                 
track down.  She recognized that this is an enormous amount of                                                                  
detail and wondered if this could be remedied by making this policy                                                             
of the division.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 0477                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG understood that this merely codifies the current                                                              
policy.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER agreed that HB 101 would merely codify the division's                                                                 
current policy.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG inquired as to whether the registered agent                                                                   
language could be tightened by mandating the responsibility of the                                                              
registered agent to be current.  He acknowledged the difficulty in                                                              
disciplining the agent in this case because the registered agent                                                                
just seemed to retire and disappear.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER said there is only so much that could be done.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Number 0527                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG noted that there was much discussion on this in                                                               
the House Special Committee on Utility Restructuring.  The main                                                                 
objective is that notice is provided to someone.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI commented, as a registered agent for                                                                   
several corporations, that there is a fee associated with every                                                                 
change with the exception of the change in mailing address for the                                                              
registered agent.  She indicated that perhaps the fees for simple                                                               
changes may have to be eliminated.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG noted that Mr. Elder would be able to provide                                                                 
further testimony after talking with Mr. Rowe.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Number 0600                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
JIM ROWE, Director, Alaska Telephone Association, came forward to                                                               
testify in support of HB 101.  Mr. Rowe informed the committee that                                                             
Bush-Tell serves about 800 access lines in rural Alaska and has                                                                 
provided high quality service for a number of years.  The testimony                                                             
from the APUC [Alaska Public Utilities Commission], in the last                                                                 
committee, did not have any complaints regarding certification.                                                                 
Mr. Rowe pointed out that they are looking at advanced                                                                          
telecommunications infrastructure.  This takes money, which                                                                     
necessitates loans.  A noncorporation will not be able to receive                                                               
loans from the rural utility service, "co-bank," et cetera.                                                                     
Therefore, this would have to be reviewed if this matter is not                                                                 
resolved soon.  He appreciated the speedy consideration of HB 101                                                               
for this particular situation.  With regards to the amendments, Mr.                                                             
Rowe said the amendments seem to address this situation in order to                                                             
avoid such in the future.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked if any one else wished to testify.  There                                                               
being no one, the chairman closed the public testimony and invited                                                              
Mr. Elder back before the committee.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Number 0668                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI asked if there were any other corporations                                                             
that are similarly situated to Bush-Tell which should be notified                                                               
of this legislation.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER said not to his knowledge.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG directed the committee to amendment D.1, labeled                                                              
1-LS0469\D.1, Bannister, 3/17/99.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Number 0713                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
JANET SEITZ, Legislative Assistant for Representative Rokeberg,                                                                 
Alaska State Legislature came forward.  She explained that                                                                      
amendment D.1 would require the department to provide the first                                                                 
notice by certified mail.  Amendment D.1 would not require mail                                                                 
returned to be re-mailed to a duplicate address.  For example, if                                                               
the notice mailed to the registered agent was returned then the                                                                 
notice would not be mailed to the next person on the list if that                                                               
person had the same address.  The notice would be mailed to the                                                                 
next person on the list with a different address.  Amendment D.1                                                                
was sent from Ms. Bannister, Legislative Counsel, Legislative Legal                                                             
and Research, Legislative Affairs Agency.  Ms. Seitz noted that Mr.                                                             
Elder had some concerns with regard to some of the deletions and                                                                
placements of "certified".                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Number 0779                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER explained that HB 101 is to codify the current practice.                                                              
Currently, the first mailing is certified and the subsequent                                                                    
mailings are first class mailings.  He believed that Ms. Bannister                                                              
took that a bit further than necessary with the first two items of                                                              
amendment D.1.  He stated that the deletion of "certified" and                                                                  
insertion of "[CERTIFIED]" on page 1, line 10 of amendment D.1                                                                  
should not be made because that language refers to the initial                                                                  
mailing.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE referred to amendment D.1 where on page 2,                                                                 
line 22, following "item", "by certified mail" is inserted.  He                                                                 
pointed out that both subsections (b) and (d) reference "as                                                                     
provided by (i) of this section", therefore it is a different                                                                   
manner to achieve the same goal.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER said that would be fine if that is the intent.  After                                                                 
further discussion regarding Mr. Elder's concern with amendment                                                                 
D.1, Mr. Elder did not have any objection to the amendment.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG reviewed the sections to ensure the language                                                                  
referring to mailing followed the intent to only require a                                                                      
certified mailing for the first notice.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Number 1118                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER concluded that amendment D.1 was agreeable to him.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG asked if the new subsection (i) is consistent                                                                 
with the current practice and would therefore, not necessitate a                                                                
fiscal note.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. ELDER agreed that the new subsection (i) would be consistent                                                                
with the current practice.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Number 1148                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG confirmed there were no further questions on the                                                              
amendment.  He noted that amendment D.1 would be marked Amendment                                                               
1.  Amendment 1, labeled 1-LS0469\D.1, Bannister, 3/17/99, read:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     commissioner for a mailing after the initial certified                                                                     
     mailing is not different from the address for the                                                                          
     previous mailing, the commissioner is not required to                                                                      
     mail the item to the same address, but shall mail the                                                                      
     item to the next required addressee whose address is                                                                       
     different from the address for the returned mailing, and,                                                                  
     if none of the mailings required after a returned mailing                                                                  
     has an address that is different from the address for the                                                                  
     returned mailing, the commissioner is not required to                                                                      
     mail the item again."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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     commissioner for a mailing after the initial certified                                                                     
     mailing is not different from the address for the                                                                          
     previous mailing, the commissioner is not required to                                                                      
     mail the item to the same address, but shall mail the                                                                      
     item to the next required addressee whose address is                                                                       
     different from the address for the returned mailing, and,                                                                  
     if none of the mailings required after a returned mailing                                                                  
     has an address that is different from the address for the                                                                  
     returned mailing, the commissioner is not required to                                                                      
     mail the item again."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE moved that Amendment 1 be adopted.  There                                                                  
being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Number 1162                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE made a motion to move CSHB 101, version                                                                    
1-LS0469\D, Bannister, 3/16/99, as amended, out of committee with                                                               
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                   
There being no objection, CSHB 101(L&C) moved out of the House                                                                  
Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Number 1190                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease from 4:41 p.m. to 4:43 p.m.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Number 1194                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would continue the                                                               
confirmation hearings.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Board of Marital & Family Therapy                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Number 1194                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Sandra Samaniego, a Fairbanks resident, for the public member of                                                                
the Board of Marital & Family Therapy.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Sandra M.                                                                    
Samaniego for the Board of Marital & Family Therapy.  There being                                                               
no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Number 1214                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Marilyn Holmes for the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives.                                                                
He noted that Ms. Holmes was before the committee when the life of                                                              
the board was extended.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Marilyn Holmes                                                               
for the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives.  There being no                                                               
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Dispensing Opticians                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1229                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Roberta Rawcliffe, a Palmer resident, for the Board of Dispensing                                                               
Opticians.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Roberta                                                                      
Rawcliffe for the Board of  Dispensing Opticians.  There being no                                                               
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Examiners in Optometry                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Number 1278                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Thomas N. Carter, a Fairbanks resident, for the Board of Examiners                                                              
in Optometry.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI noted that Mr. Carter had also applied for                                                             
the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.  She noted that Mr. Carter is                                                              
the public member and that he was only appointed December 11, 1998.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Thomas N. Carter                                                             
for the Board of Examiners in Optometry.  There being no objection,                                                             
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 1375                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider Erik                                                              
D. Christianson, O.D., for the Board of Examiners in Optometry.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI commented that Dr. Christianson is very                                                                
thorough and efficient.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Erik D.                                                                      
Christianson, O.D., for the Board of Examiners in Optometry.  There                                                             
being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Number 1399                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would next consider                                                              
John C. Corbett, O.D., for the Board of Examiners in Optometry.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI noted that all the members for the Board                                                               
of Examiners in Optometry before the committee are new members.                                                                 
She noted that Dr. Corbett had been with the North Pole Vision                                                                  
Clinic since 1970.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of John C. Corbett,                                                             
O.D. for the Board of Examiners in Optometry.  There being no                                                                   
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Pharmacy                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Number 1444                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Margaret Soden for the Board of Pharmacy.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI pointed out that Ms. Soden, a Fairbanks                                                                
pharmacist, was appointed to the Board of Pharmacy December 11,                                                                 
1998.  She also noted that Ms. Soden has been licensed in Alaska                                                                
since 1970.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Margaret Soden                                                               
for the Board of Pharmacy.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                 
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Board of Professional Counselors                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 1479                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider Toni                                                              
Chrestman, a Nome resident, for the Board of Professional                                                                       
Counselors.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI noted that Ms. Chrestman, a Mental Health                                                              
Clinician at Norton Sound Health Corporation, was appointed in                                                                  
November.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG informed the committee that this is a new                                                                     
commission, therefore these are all new appointees.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO pointed out Ms. Chrestman's substantial                                                                   
resume and well-rounded experience.  Representative Halcro moved to                                                             
forward the name of Barbara (Toni) Chrestman for the Board of                                                                   
Professional Counselors.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                   
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Number 1571                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the next name before the committee                                                             
for consideration to the Board of Professional Counselors is Anne                                                               
Henry.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI directed the committee's attention to Ms.                                                              
Henry's resume.  Ms. Henry's resume discusses her pursuit of                                                                    
"political activism" in her early twenties and the skills she                                                                   
gained from that experience which she continues to use today.                                                                   
Representative Murkowski noted that Ms. Henry is a hypnotherapist.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved the committee forward the name of Anne                                                              
Henry for the Board of Professional Counselors.  There being no                                                                 
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1627                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the next name before the committee                                                             
for consideration to the Board of Professional Counselors is David                                                              
F. Leonard, Attorney at Law.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CISSNA pointed out that Mr. Leonard is a former                                                                  
teacher.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of David F. Leonard                                                             
for the Board of Professional Counselors.  There being no                                                                       
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1676                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the next name before the committee                                                             
for consideration to the Board of Professional Counselors is Allan                                                              
A. Morotti, a Fairbanks resident.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Allan A. Morotti                                                             
for the Board of Professional Counselors.  There being no                                                                       
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1735                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the next name before the committee                                                             
for consideration to the Board of Professional Counselors is Robert                                                             
L. Pound, an Anchorage resident.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Robert L. Pound                                                              
for the Board of Professional Counselors.  There being no                                                                       
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Number 1789                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider Vince                                                             
Coan, a Wasilla resident, for the Board of Certified Real Estate                                                                
Appraisers.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO pointed out that Mr. Coan was appointed                                                                   
September 11, 1998.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI stated that Mr. Coan seems to have the                                                                 
credentials for this position.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Vince Coan for                                                               
the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.  There being no                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1851                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would next consider                                                              
James Hage, Fairbanks resident, for the Board of Certified Real                                                                 
Estate Appraisers.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of James Hage for                                                               
the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.  There being no                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Social Work Examiners                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Number 1876                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider Denny                                                             
Patella, an Anchorage resident, for the Board of Social Work                                                                    
Examiners.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI noted that Ms. Patella has been a social                                                               
worker in private practice in Anchorage for 10 years.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Denny Patella                                                                
for the Board of Social Work Examiners.  There being no objection,                                                              
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Board of Veterinary Examiners                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1927                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Connie J. Sanders for the Board of Veterinary Examiners.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI noted that Dr. Sanders is from Anchorage                                                               
where she has much experience.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Connie J.                                                                    
Sanders for the Board of Veterinary Examiners.  There being no                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Board of Psychologist & Psychological Associate Examiners                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Number 2023                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider Paul                                                              
Lawrence Craig for the Board of Psychologist & Psychological                                                                    
Associate Examiners.  Chairman Rokeberg informed the committee that                                                             
he knew  Mr. Craig and considered him a good guy.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Paul Lawrence                                                                
Craig for the Board of Psychologist & Psychological Associate                                                                   
Examiners.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Number 2120                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
JoAnne Bell-Graves, a Juneau resident, for the State Physical                                                                   
Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI noted that Ms. Bell-Graves was the public                                                              
member of the board.  She indicated that Ms. Bell-Graves is a                                                                   
hairdresser.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG inquired as to whether Ms. Bell-Graves was                                                                    
qualified for this appointment.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI pointed out that Ms. Bell-Graves was                                                                   
appointed to the Employment Security Board by Governor Cowper.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CISSNA commented that Ms. Bell-Graves looked as if                                                               
she is active in the community.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of JoAnne                                                                       
Bell-Graves for the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy                                                             
Board.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Number 2265                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the committee would consider                                                                   
Leslie F. Schwartz, a Petersburg resident, for the State Physical                                                               
Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI commented that Ms. Schwartz is working at                                                              
Wrangell General Hospital.  She informed the committee that when                                                                
she was in Wrangell there were no physicians available except on                                                                
Wednesdays.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to forward the name of Leslie F.                                                                    
Schwartz for the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy                                                                
Board.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Number 2432                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG informed the committee the next committee meeting                                                             
would take up the confirmation hearing of Commissioner-designee                                                                 
Flanagan and HB 121.  There was discussion regarding who would be                                                               
present at the March 19, 1999, meeting.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Number 0015                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG adjourned the House Labor and Commerce Standing                                                               
Committee meeting at 5:04 p.m.                                                                                                  

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