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03/04/2022 09:00 AM House LABOR & COMMERCE

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09:07:56 AM Start
09:08:57 AM HB58
09:13:16 AM HB372
09:34:08 AM Board of Social Work Examiners
10:08:13 AM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
-- Please Note Time Change --
+ Consideration of Governor’s Appointees: Alaska TELECONFERENCED
Workers’ Compensation Board - Michael Dennis,
Board of Marital and Family Therapy - Tristian
Monterastelli, State Board of Registration for
Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors - Brent
Cole, Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Walter
Campbell <Item removed from agenda>,
Alaska State Board of Public
Accountancy - Elizabeth Stuart, Marijuana Control
Board - Bruce Schulte, Board of Pharmacy - Ashley
Schaber, Board of Social Work Examiners - Sharon
Woodward
-- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> --
+ HB 372 ELIMINATE MINIMUM WAGE EXEMPTION TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
-- Testimony <Invitation Only> --
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
+= HB 58 CONTRACEPTIVES COVERAGE:INSURE;MED ASSIST TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSHB 58(L&C) Out of Committee
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
          HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                         
                         March 4, 2022                                                                                          
                           9:07 a.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Zack Fields, Co-Chair                                                                                            
Representative Ivy Spohnholz, Co-Chair                                                                                          
Representative Calvin Schrage                                                                                                   
Representative Liz Snyder                                                                                                       
Representative James Kaufman                                                                                                    
Representative Ken McCarty                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative David Nelson                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 58                                                                                                               
"An  Act relating  to insurance  coverage  for contraceptives  and                                                              
related  services; relating  to  medical assistance  coverage  for                                                              
contraceptives  and   related  services;  and  providing   for  an                                                              
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED CSHB 58(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 372                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to exemptions from minimum wage."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     - HEARD & HELD                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CONFIRMATION HEARING(S):                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Workers' Compensation Board                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Michael Dennis  Wasilla                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) HELD                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Board of Marital and Family Therapy                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Tristian Monterastelli - Eagle River                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) HELD                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land                                                               
Surveyors                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Brent Cole  Anchorage                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) HELD                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Elizabeth Stuart  Anchorage                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) HELD                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Marijuana Control Board                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     Bruce Schulte  Anchorage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) HELD                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Board of Pharmacy                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Ashley Schaber  Anchorage                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) HELD                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Board of Social Work Examiners                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Sharon Woodward - Juneau                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) HELD                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB  58                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: CONTRACEPTIVES COVERAGE:INSURE;MED ASSIST                                                                          
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) CLAMAN                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
02/18/21       (H)       PREFILE RELEASED 1/15/21                                                                               
02/18/21       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
02/18/21       (H)       HSS, L&C                                                                                               
04/15/21       (H)       HSS AT 3:00 PM DAVIS 106                                                                               
04/15/21       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
04/15/21       (H)       MINUTE(HSS)                                                                                            
04/20/21       (H)       HSS AT 3:00 PM DAVIS 106                                                                               
04/20/21       (H)       Moved CSHB 58(HSS) Out of Committee                                                                    
04/20/21       (H)       MINUTE(HSS)                                                                                            
04/22/21       (H)       HSS RPT CS(HSS) 5DP 2DNP                                                                               
04/22/21       (H)       DP:     FIELDS,    SPOHNHOLZ,    MCCARTY,                                                              
                        ZULKOSKY, SNYDER                                                                                        
04/22/21       (H)       DNP: PRAX, KURKA                                                                                       
05/03/21       (H)       L&C AT  3:15 PM BARNES 124                                                                             
05/03/21       (H)       <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                
05/07/21       (H)       L&C AT 8:00 AM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
05/07/21       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
05/07/21       (H)       MINUTE(L&C)                                                                                            
05/12/21       (H)       L&C AT  3:15 PM BARNES 124                                                                             
05/12/21       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
05/12/21       (H)       MINUTE(L&C)                                                                                            
05/17/21       (H)       L&C AT  3:15 PM BARNES 124                                                                             
05/17/21       (H)       <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                
02/28/22       (H)       L&C AT  3:15 PM BARNES 124                                                                             
02/28/22       (H)       Moved CSHB 58(L&C) Out of Committee                                                                    
02/28/22       (H)       MINUTE(L&C)                                                                                            
03/02/22       (H)       L&C AT  3:15 PM BARNES 124                                                                             
03/02/22       (H)       -- MEETING CANCELED --                                                                                 
03/04/22       (H)       L&C AT  9:00 AM BARNES 124                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 372                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: ELIMINATE MINIMUM WAGE EXEMPTION                                                                                   
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) TUCK                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
02/22/22       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
02/22/22       (H)       JUD, L&C                                                                                               
02/28/22       (H)       JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
02/28/22       (H)       Heard &  Held                                                                                          
02/28/22       (H)       MINUTE(JUD)                                                                                            
03/02/22       (H)       JUD RPT  4DP                                                                                           
03/02/22       (H)       DP: DRUMMOND, KREISS-TOMKINS, SNYDER,                                                                  
                         CLAMAN                                                                                                 
03/02/22       (H)       JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
03/02/22       (H)       Moved HB 372 Out of Committee                                                                          
03/02/22       (H)       MINUTE(JUD)                                                                                            
03/04/22       (H)       L&C AT  9:00 AM BARNES 124                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MICHAEL MASON, Staff                                                                                                            
Representative Chris Tuck                                                                                                       
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:  Introduced HB 372 on behalf of                                                                           
Representative Tuck, prime sponsor.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
TANYA KEITH, Program Manager, Wage and Hour                                                                                     
Labor Standards and Safety Division                                                                                             
Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DLWD)                                                                            
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION  STATEMENT:   During  the  hearing  on HB  372,  answered                                                            
questions.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MYRANDA WALSO, Acting Executive Director                                                                                        
Governor's Council on Disabilities  and Special Education (GCDSE)                                                               
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:   Provided invited testimony in  support of HB
372.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HEIDI LIEB-WILLIAMS, Chair                                                                                                      
Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education (GCDSE)                                                                
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:   Provided invited testimony in  support of HB
372.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
RIC NELSON, Chair                                                                                                               
Self-Advocacy and Leadership Committee                                                                                          
Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education                                                                        
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:   Provided invited testimony in  support of HB
327.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MIKE DENNIS, Appointee                                                                                                          
Workers' Compensation Board                                                                                                     
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:   Testified for reappointment  to the Workers'                                                            
Compensation Board.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
TRISTIAN MONTERASTELLI, Appointee                                                                                               
Board of Marital and Family Therapy                                                                                             
Eagle River, Alaska                                                                                                             
POSITION STATEMENT:   Testified for reappointment to  the Board of                                                            
Marital and Family Therapy.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BRENT COLE, Appointee                                                                                                           
State Board  of Registration for  Architects, Engineers,  and Land                                                              
Surveyors                                                                                                                       
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:   Testified  as appointee  to the  State Board                                                            
of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
ELIZABETH STUART, Appointee                                                                                                     
Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy                                                                                        
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development                                                                      
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:   Testified as  appointee to the  Alaska State                                                            
Board of Public Accountancy.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
BRUCE SCHULTE, Appointee                                                                                                        
Marijuana Control Board                                                                                                         
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION   STATEMENT:     Testified  for   reappointment  to   the                                                            
Marijuana Control Board.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
ASHLEY SCHABER, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Appointee                                                                                    
Board of Pharmacy                                                                                                               
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development                                                                      
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION  STATEMENT:   Testified  as  appointee  to the  Board  of                                                            
Pharmacy.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SHARON WOODWARD, Appointee                                                                                                      
Board of Social Work Examiners                                                                                                  
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development                                                                      
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:   Testified for reappointment to  the Board of                                                            
Social Work Examiners.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:07:56 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  IVY  SPOHNHOLZ  called  the  House  Labor  and  Commerce                                                            
Standing    Committee   meeting    to   order    at   9:07    a.m.                                                              
Representatives  Schrage,  Snyder,   Fields,  and  Spohnholz  were                                                              
present  at  the  call to  order.    Representatives  Kaufman  and                                                              
McCarty arrived as the meeting was in progress.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
        HB 58-CONTRACEPTIVES COVERAGE:INSURE;MED ASSIST                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:08:57 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ announced  that  the first  order of  business                                                              
would  be  HOUSE  BILL  NO. 58,  "An  Act  relating  to  insurance                                                              
coverage  for contraceptives  and  related  services; relating  to                                                              
medical  assistance   coverage  for  contraceptives   and  related                                                              
services; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  stated that  the committee intends  to rescind                                                              
previous action  taken on HB 58 and  to then take up  and move out                                                              
a  committee  substitute   (CS)  that  has  a   correct  date  for                                                              
conditional effect,  changing the  date on page  7, line  18, from                                                              
1/1/22 to  1/1/23.  She explained  that this was an  oversight the                                                              
committee wishes to correct.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:09:29 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS  moved to rescind the  motion to report  HB 58 out                                                              
of committee.   There being  no objection, the committees   action                                                              
to report HB 58 was rescinded.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:09:44 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS  moved to adopt the proposed  committee substitute                                                              
(CS)  for  HB  58,  Version  32-LS0259\G,  Marx,  3/1/22,  as  the                                                              
working  document.    There  being no  objection,  Version  G  was                                                              
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:10:08 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  FIELDS  moved to  report  the  proposed  CS for  HB  58,                                                              
Version G,  out of committee  with individual recommendations  and                                                              
the accompanying  fiscal notes.   There  being no objection,  CSHB
58(L&C) was  moved out  of the House  Labor and Commerce  Standing                                                              
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:10:23 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ   announced  that  the   committee  authorizes                                                              
Legislative  Legal Services  to make any  conforming changes  that                                                              
might be necessary for CSHB 58(L&C).                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:10:36 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 9:10 a.m. to 9:13 a.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
            HB 372-ELIMINATE MINIMUM WAGE EXEMPTION                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:13:16 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ  announced that  the  next order  of  business                                                              
would be HOUSE BILL  NO. 372, "An Act relating  to exemptions from                                                              
minimum wage."                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:13:58 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MICHAEL  MASON, Staff,  Representative  Chris  Tuck, Alaska  State                                                              
Legislature, introduced  HB 372 on behalf of  Representative Tuck,                                                              
prime sponsor.   He stated  that HB 327  and its Senate  companion                                                              
bill, SB  185, would  clean up  an unneeded  section of  state law                                                              
that has  not been  used since 2018.   He  explained that  in 2018                                                              
the  State  of  Alaska  repealed   the  regulations  that  allowed                                                              
employers to  hire a worker with  a physical or  mental disability                                                              
and  pay them  a  subminimum  wage.   Despite  the  repeal of  the                                                              
regulation, the  section of state  law authorizing the  payment of                                                              
the subminimum  wage remains on the  books, and the bill  seeks to                                                              
change  that.   Currently,  nothing  is in  place  to stop  future                                                              
regulations that  would allow a  subminimum wage for  workers with                                                              
disabilities.   This  bill  would remove  all  reference to  those                                                              
with  earning capacity  that  is impaired  by  physical or  mental                                                              
deficiency or injury,  making it no longer legal in  Alaska to pay                                                              
a disabled person a wage below the minimum wage.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. MASON pointed  out that, to date, Alaska,  Hawaii, California,                                                              
Colorado,  Oregon, Texas,  Washington,  and  several other  states                                                              
have   eliminated  these   subminimum   wages   for  people   with                                                              
disabilities.     Also,  legislation   is  currently   pending  in                                                              
Georgia,  North Carolina,  Missouri, New  Mexico, New York,  South                                                              
Carolina,  and   Virginia  to  eliminate  or  modify   payment  of                                                              
subminimum wages  to disabled persons.   This bill,  he continued,                                                              
is  important  because paying  a  subminimum  wage to  those  with                                                              
physical  and  mental disabilities  is  a  discriminatory  policy.                                                              
Disabled  persons should  be able  to  earn what  they are  worth,                                                              
with the  minimum wage as the  floor for compensation  rather than                                                              
the ceiling.   Disabled  persons  in Alaska should  never  be paid                                                              
less  than other  workers based  on  their perceived  capabilities                                                              
rather  than  demonstrated  abilities.     Every  day  in  Alaska,                                                              
persons  with disabilities  prove  those assumptions  wrong.   Mr.                                                              
Mason  read a  quote  from Tom  Ridge,  chairman  of the  National                                                              
Organization on Disability:    There is no excuse  for treating an                                                              
entire class  of American  workers differently  from others  based                                                              
solely on the  characteristics of disability, yet  that is exactly                                                              
what current law allows.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR. MASON noted  that any proposal to exempt minimum  wage must be                                                              
approved by  the commissioner  of the  Alaska Department  of Labor                                                              
and Workforce  Development.   He  said HB 372  adds an  additional                                                              
minimum wage exemption  to state law for anyone under  18 years of                                                              
age  who  is   temporarily  employed  by  a   qualified  nonprofit                                                              
organization.   He further noted that  HB 372 leaves in  place the                                                              
current  exemptions  for student  learners  and apprentices.    He                                                              
pointed  out that  the Alaska  minimum  wage is  currently set  at                                                              
$10.34 an  hour, and the federal  minimum wage, which has  been in                                                              
place since 2008, is at $7.25 an hour.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:17:29 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ asked  why HB  372 allows  for a minimum  wage                                                              
exemption for people  under the age of 18 if they  are employed by                                                              
a nonprofit.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR.  MASON responded  that AS  23.10.070(1)  currently reads,   an                                                              
individual  whose  earning capacity  is  impaired  by physical  or                                                              
mental deficiency,  age, or  injury, at the  wages and  subject to                                                              
the restrictions  and for  the period  of time  that are  fixed by                                                              
the  commissioner.    He  explained  that HB  372  was drafted  to                                                              
remove the  language dealing  with disability,  but it  was wanted                                                              
to leave  in the  exemption  based on  age, so that  is where  the                                                              
language that is  being inserted was put in there.   He noted that                                                              
Senator  Micciche   spearheaded  this  on  the  Senate   side,  so                                                              
[Representative  Tuck]  basically  took  the  Senate  version  and                                                              
introduced it in the House side.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:18:34 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SNYDER  stated  that  she  had  the  privilege  of                                                              
carrying  this bill  in a  previous  committee, and  that was  the                                                              
very question  she had asked.   The answer received,  she related,                                                              
was that  it would  be appropriate  in certain training  settings.                                                              
She  requested confirmation  that  that  is the  case  or that  it                                                              
could be the case but not in all instances.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. MASON replied  that it gives the commissioner  the flexibility                                                              
for those training opportunities for people 18 years or younger.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER  offered her understanding that  it isnt  an                                                              
automatic  ability to  pay under  minimum wage  at nonprofits  for                                                              
those under 18 years  of age; it must be an  exemption approved by                                                              
the commissioner.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MR. MASON answered  yes, any proposal to exempt  minimum wage must                                                              
be approved  by the  commissioner of the  Department of  Labor and                                                              
Workforce  Development.   He said  it will be  heard in  testimony                                                              
that  the minimum  wage  exemption for  disabled  persons had  not                                                              
been used for several years prior to 2018.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:19:56 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ  requested a  description  of  the context  in                                                              
which an  exemption for paying minimum  wage for people  under age                                                              
18  working  for  nonprofits  would be  appropriate  and  how  the                                                              
department  currently   approaches  this   and  would   intend  to                                                              
approach it moving forward.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:20:21 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
TANYA KEITH, Program  Manager, Wage and Hour, Labor  Standards and                                                              
Safety  Division, Department  of Labor  and Workforce  Development                                                              
(DLWD),  replied  that  the  regulation  has  been  removed  which                                                              
addressed  how that  specific exemption  would be  approved.   So,                                                              
currently, there  isnt  an exact  process for that, and  one would                                                              
have to be developed.   However, there would  be strict guidelines                                                              
about  it,  and  since the  provision  says  temporarily  employed                                                              
there would be a set period that they would be allowed to work.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:21:05 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   SNYDER   recalled  hearing   conversation   about                                                              
individuals  being  paid  less   than  minimum  wage  at  Juneaus                                                               
Eaglecrest Ski Area,  which she believes operates  as a nonprofit.                                                              
She  inquired as  to  whether this  has  any  relationship to  the                                                              
exemptions  allowed under  current statute  and how  HB 372  might                                                              
change things.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MS.  KEITH  confirmed there  is  a  current statute  that  exempts                                                              
individuals aged  18 and older from  the Alaska Wage and  Hour Act                                                              
entirely,   which   would   probably   be   the   exemption   that                                                              
[Eaglecrest] is using now.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SNYDER  requested   clarification  as  to  whether                                                              
there is a different exemption for those 18 and older.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MS. KEITH answered yes, AS 23.10.05.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:22:44 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  FIELDS offered  his understanding  that  the ability  to                                                              
pay subminimum  wage for minors  is an  anachronism and it  is not                                                              
being used right  now.  If it was going to be  used, he continued,                                                              
then  new regulations  would  need to  be  promulgated to  provide                                                              
guidance on how to use it.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MS.  KEITH  replied  yes,  under that  current  statute  there  is                                                              
nobody  and there  is no  mechanism to  ask for  the exemption  in                                                              
that.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS  commented that this exemption could  therefore be                                                              
eliminated,  and it  would have  no impact on  any actual  people.                                                              
It  would just  provide statutory  clarity  around something  that                                                              
already exists,  and he is inclined  to think that this  should be                                                              
done.   It  is  the same  situation  with  HB 372,  he  continued,                                                              
because under  a previous  commissioner the department  eliminated                                                              
the regulations  allowing subminimum  wage payment to  people with                                                              
disabilities  and HB  372  cleans  up the  statute  to align  with                                                              
that.  So, it seems exactly like the same scenario.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ agreed with Co-Chair Fields.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:23:59 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR.  MASON drew  attention  to the  [3/1/22]  memorandum from  the                                                              
sponsor to  the House Judiciary  Standing Committee  regarding the                                                              
Alaska  Wage and  Hour  Act.   Regarding  Representative  Snyders                                                               
question,  he said  the memorandum  includes  the exemptions  that                                                              
were listed under AS 23.10.050.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:24:31 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ opened invited testimony on HB 372.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:24:43 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MYRANDA WALSO,  Acting Executive  Director, Governor's  Council on                                                              
Disabilities  and  Special  Education  (GCDSE),  provided  invited                                                              
testimony in  support of  HB 372.   She stated  that as  the State                                                              
Council on  Developmental Disabilities  (state  DD),   GCDSE works                                                              
with  community and  other state  agencies to  ensure that  people                                                              
with  intellectual  and  developmental   disabilities  (I/DD)  and                                                              
their families receive  the services and supports  that they need,                                                              
as  well as  participating in  the  planning and  design of  those                                                              
services.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MS.  WALSO noted  she is  joined  today by  several GCDSE  council                                                              
members and self-advocates.   However, she continued,  one member,                                                              
Corey Gilmore,  chair of  the Community  Inclusion, Supports,  and                                                              
Services Committee,  could not attend  due to his  assisted living                                                              
facilitys  schedule  which governs when  he is able to  get out of                                                              
bed in the morning  and provides the transportation  he depends on                                                              
for basic care.   She said challenges like this  are an incredible                                                              
barrier  and are the  reality that  Mr. Gilmore  faces every  day,                                                              
including  affecting  his  participation  in the  public  process.                                                              
She related that  Mr. Gilmore believes passionately  in HB 372 and                                                              
his written testimony has been submitted to the committee.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MS.  WALSO  specified that  since  the  federal minimum  wage  was                                                              
established  in 1938, a  special reduced  compensation rate  known                                                              
as the  subminimum wage was  allowed for those with  disabilities,                                                              
which  lets employers  holding  a 14(c)  certificate  from the  US                                                              
Department of Labor  to pay those with disabilities  less than the                                                              
federal or state  minimum wage using worker productivity  rates as                                                              
the  sole factor  for  evaluating the  performance  of those  with                                                              
disabilities.   She  said  this discriminatory  method  determines                                                              
compensation only  for those with  disabilities and  requires that                                                              
they measure  up to  a standard  their non-disabled coworkers  are                                                              
not evaluated on  nor held to.   What if all  individuals over the                                                              
age of  65 had  to prove  they deserved  to earn  minimum wage  at                                                              
their  job, but  younger  individuals did  not?   she asked.  This                                                              
scenario,  she argued,  is just  as archaic as  this provision  in                                                              
Alaska  law  which   holds  to  the  notion  that   those  with  a                                                              
disability  do not have  the same  standing in  the job  market as                                                              
their  non-disabled  peers, regardless  of  the quality  of  their                                                              
work, talents, or skills.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MS.  WALSO  pointed  out  that [new]  federal,  state,  and  local                                                              
policies have developed  over the decades.  At  the federal level,                                                              
she  said, the  new understanding  is reflected  in the  Americans                                                              
with Disabilities  Act, the Individuals with  Disability Education                                                              
Act, the  Workforce Innovation  and Opportunity  Act, and  others.                                                              
In Alaska, the  Employment First Act requires  vocational services                                                              
be  provided to  help people  with  disabilities become  gainfully                                                              
employed at or above  the minimum wage.  In 2018,  the regulations                                                              
enacting  subminimum   wages  for  those  with   disabilities  was                                                              
repealed,  but  the  issue  remains unsettled.    She  said  GCDSE                                                              
supports  repeal  of the  statutory  provision allowing  any  such                                                              
regulations to be reintroduced in the future.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:28:25 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HEIDI  LIEB-WILLIAMS, Chair,  Governor's  Council on  Disabilities                                                              
and  Special  Education  (GCDSE), provided  invited  testimony  in                                                              
support  of   HB  372.     She  shared   that  she   has  multiple                                                              
disabilities  but has broken  barriers and  received awards.   She                                                              
said  those with  disabilities have  gifts and  talents to  offer,                                                              
their  work is  just  as  valuable as  that  of others,  and  they                                                              
should  be  paid fairly  for  their  time  and knowledge.    Being                                                              
judged  based on  a disability  and  being offered  less pay  than                                                              
someone  is  worth is  demeaning,  she  continued.   People  often                                                              
define  themselves to  have purpose  in  life by  doing work  that                                                              
serves others in  the community and it matters that  they are paid                                                              
accordingly for making a difference to other Alaskans.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MS. LIEB-WILLIAMS  read a statement  from Mr. Corey Gilmore:    In                                                              
2018 we  advocated for  the DD shared  vision, which  put Alaskans                                                              
receiving services in  charge of their own care, and  this bill is                                                              
the next  step in  realizing the  vision for all  of Alaska.   Not                                                              
only does  the vision  give us the  right to  direct our  own care                                                              
but the repeal  of the subminimum wage further  solidifies that we                                                              
are competent  Alaskans with something  to offer our state.    She                                                              
urged the  committee to do  what is right  for a better  future in                                                              
Alaska.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:31:03 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ  thanked Ms.  Lieb-Williams  for  her work  as                                                              
chair  of the Council  and congratulated  her  for the awards  she                                                              
has received.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:31:28 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
RIC  NELSON,   Chair,  Self-Advocacy  and   Leadership  Committee,                                                              
Governor's   Council  on  Disabilities   and  Special   Education,                                                              
provided invited  testimony in  support of HB  327.   An assistant                                                              
read from Mr. Nelsons written statement as follows:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     This bill is  so important because all people  no matter                                                                   
     their disability  should get paid at least  minimum wage                                                                   
     to do the  same job as their able-bodied  peers.  Having                                                                   
     a  law that  singles someone  out as  not deserving  the                                                                   
     same  pay   solely  because   of  their  disability   is                                                                   
     dehumanizing.   As a  person with  a disability who  has                                                                   
     worked  hard to have  a successful  career and earned  a                                                                   
     master's  degree, I  find that  this statute  reinforces                                                                   
     the  misconception  that individuals  with  disabilities                                                                   
     are somehow  a liability for an employer.   Keeping this                                                                   
     statute  sends the message  that Alaska  is the land  of                                                                   
     opportunity only if you are not disabled.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:33:08 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR.  NELSON, responding  to Co-Chair  Spohnholz,  stated that  his                                                              
masters degree is in Public Administration.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  thanked Mr. Nelson  for his service  to Alaska                                                              
through  the  Governor's  Council   on  Disabilities  and  Special                                                              
Education.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:33:59 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ announced that HB 372 was held over.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
^CONFIRMATION HEARING(S):                                                                                                       
                    CONFIRMATION HEARING(S):                                                                                
                                                                                                                              
^Workers' Compensation Board                                                                                                    
                  Workers' Compensation Board                                                                               
                                                                                                                              
^Board of Marital and Family Therapy                                                                                            
              Board of Marital and Family Therapy                                                                           
                                                                                                                              
^State Board of  Registration for Architects, Engineers,  and Land                                                              
Surveyors                                                                                                                       
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land                                                             
                           Surveyors                                                                                        
                                                                                                                              
^Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy                                                                                       
            Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy                                                                        
                                                                                                                              
^Marijuana Control Board                                                                                                        
                    Marijuana Control Board                                                                                 
                                                                                                                              
^Board of Pharmacy                                                                                                              
                       Board of Pharmacy                                                                                    
                                                                                                                              
^Board of Social Work Examiners                                                                                                 
                 Board of Social Work Examiners                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:34:08 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ announced  that  the final  order of  business                                                              
would  be  consideration  of  the  governor's  appointees  to  the                                                              
Workers   Compensation   Board;  Board   of  Marital   and  Family                                                              
Therapy; State  Board of  Registration for Architects,  Engineers,                                                              
and  Land Surveyors;  Alaska State  Board  of Public  Accountancy,                                                              
Marijuana Control  Board; Board of  Pharmacy; and Board  of Social                                                              
Work Examiners.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:35:40 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MIKE  DENNIS, Appointee,  Workers'  Compensation Board,  testified                                                              
for reappointment  to the Workers  Compensation Board.   He stated                                                              
that this would be  his second term on this board.   He said he is                                                              
an  owner  of  Conrad-Houston  Insurance   and  has  been  in  the                                                              
insurance industry for about 31 years.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:36:12 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ  asked Mr.  Dennis  what  the board  has  been                                                              
working on for the last few years.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MR.  DENNIS  replied that  the  board  specifically works  on  the                                                              
rules  and  regulations  of  workers'   compensation  and  how  it                                                              
affects employees and  employers.  The board also  has hearings on                                                              
injured  workers   to  resolve   conflicts  and  situations   with                                                              
workers   compensation and  payment.   He stated  that because  he                                                              
works with employers,  employees, carriers, and adjusters,  he has                                                              
unique skills to  give some insight on how those  work together to                                                              
ensure that workers get their fair compensation and coverage.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:37:29 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR   FIELDS  commented   that   the   decline  in   workers                                                               
compensation rates  seems to mirror  and be driven by  the decline                                                              
in  on-the-job accidents.    He inquired  about  the potential  to                                                              
continue  improving  workplace   safety  and  driving  down  those                                                              
rates.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MR.  DENNIS,  responding from  his  perspective  of being  in  the                                                              
insurance  business, said  he thinks  part  of why  the rates  are                                                              
able to go down  and will stay down is the advent  of social media                                                              
and  cameras everywhere,  which  makes it  much  easier to  combat                                                              
fraudulent  claims.     Along  with  that,  most   employers  with                                                              
computers  and other equipment  can do  workplace safety  meetings                                                              
to help workers know how to be safe.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
9:39:18 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
TRISTIAN  MONTERASTELLI, Appointee,  Board of  Marital and  Family                                                              
Therapy, testified  for reappointment to the Board  of Marital and                                                              
Family Therapy.   She noted that her initial  appointment began in                                                              
June  2021, so  she is  still new  to  serving as  a public  board                                                              
member  but  is  excited  to  continue  serving.    Regarding  her                                                              
qualifications, she  said she has her masters  in  state and local                                                              
public policy with an emphasis in economics.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:40:19 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MS.  MONTERASTELLI, responding  to  Co-Chair Spohnholz,  confirmed                                                              
she  is a  full-time professional  with the  Office of  Childrens                                                               
Services.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
9:40:48 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
BRENT   COLE,  Appointee,   State   Board   of  Registration   for                                                              
Architects,   Engineers,   and   Land  Surveyors,   testified   as                                                              
appointee  to the  State  Board  of Registration  for  Architects,                                                              
Engineers,  and  Land  Surveyors.     He  stated  he  grew  up  in                                                              
Fairbanks,  worked  in  construction,   and  put  himself  through                                                              
college and  law school.  He  received a clerkship  with [Superior                                                              
Court  Judge] Seaborn  J.  Buckalew Jr.,  then  worked five  years                                                              
with the  district attorneys  office,  and then went  into private                                                              
practice which  he has now done for  more than 35 years.   He said                                                              
he has an  interest in this board  because he is looking  for some                                                              
transition and  to give back  to the community.   He  wants Alaska                                                              
to  have a  viable and  exciting future,  and because  architects,                                                              
engineers, and  land surveyors build  Alaska it is exciting  to be                                                              
a part of that.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:44:27 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  asked whether Mr. Cole has  attended a meeting                                                              
given that he is newly appointed.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MR. COLE replied  that there was  a meeting, but he was  only able                                                              
to listen  to part  of the  second day  due to other  obligations.                                                              
He  said that  in  the  future he  will  be  able to  arrange  his                                                              
schedule around the meetings.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                              
9:45:19 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ELIZABETH  STUART,   Appointee,  Alaska  State  Board   of  Public                                                              
Accountancy,  Department  of  Commerce,   Community  and  Economic                                                              
Development, testified  as appointee to the Alaska  State Board of                                                              
Public Accountancy.   She  noted that  she grew  up in  Alaska and                                                              
after  graduating  from the  University  of Alaska  Anchorage  she                                                              
joined  KPMG,  a  public  accounting  firm.    She  said  she  has                                                              
practiced as  a CPA since  receiving her  CPA license in  1996 and                                                              
is currently  the managing partner  of KPMG Alaska  operations and                                                              
leads a team of  about 60 people.  Her interest  in the board, she                                                              
continued,  is because  the  integrity  of the  public  accountant                                                              
license  is critical  to her  business and  businesses around  the                                                              
state.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:47:00 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR   SPOHNHOLZ  asked   what   the  issues   might  be   for                                                              
accountancy in the next couple of years.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MS. STUART  responded reciprocity,  particularly with  the ability                                                              
to work  remotely now  more than  ever.  She  said there  are also                                                              
challenges  associated with  changes  in the  skill  set that  are                                                              
necessary  and being  sure that  the education  and the  licensing                                                              
standards   and  requirements   keep  up   with  the  changes   in                                                              
technology and the times.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
9:48:55 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
BRUCE SCHULTE,  Appointee, Marijuana Control Board,  testified for                                                              
reappointment to  the public seat on the Marijuana  Control Board.                                                              
He said  he initially  became involved  with  this industry  as an                                                              
advocate  in 2014 for  Ballot Measure  2 to  legalize cannabis  in                                                              
Alaska.   He  was later  appointed  to the  board  and served  for                                                              
about a year,  most of that  as chair, through development  of the                                                              
initial regulations.   He stated  he isnt  a licensee  himself and                                                              
doesnt  plan  to be but has  an interest in seeing  that licensees                                                              
and businesses succeed.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
9:50:46 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ASHLEY SCHABER,  PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Appointee, Board  of Pharmacy,                                                              
Department  of  Commerce,  Community   and  Economic  Development,                                                              
testified as appointee  to the Board of Pharmacy.   She stated she                                                              
is  licensed  as  an Alaska  pharmacist,  has  worked  within  the                                                              
Alaska  tribal health  system,  and  has practiced  in  medication                                                              
safety and  pharmacy quality  improvement for  the last  10 years.                                                              
She said  she has been  active in leadership  roles in  the Alaska                                                              
Pharmacists  Association since  2014.  Throughout  her career  she                                                              
has sought  training to improve  her skills, including  a masters                                                               
in    business    administration,     board    certification    in                                                              
pharmacotherapy  and quality improvement  training.   She oversees                                                              
clinical  and   operational  pharmacy  services  at   the  largest                                                              
hospital in the Alaska tribal health system.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DR.  SCHABER  noted  that  during  her  service  with  the  Alaska                                                              
Pharmacists Association  the association fostered  partnerships to                                                              
improve  care  access  and  support  health  care  initiatives  in                                                              
Alaska.  She served  as the associations  liaison to  the Board of                                                              
Pharmacy.    She  said her  background  of  tribal  health  system                                                              
pharmacy,  public   health,  safety,  leadership,   and  community                                                              
involvement  combined with  her motivation  make her an  excellent                                                              
candidate for  a Board of Pharmacy  position.  She is  looking for                                                              
ways  to  use  her background  and  her  leadership  to  encourage                                                              
public health,  safety, and welfare  for all Alaskans  through the                                                              
effective control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:54:11 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS thanked  Dr. Schaber for her work  on the pharmacy                                                              
technician  apprenticeship, which  he  thinks is  an exciting  new                                                              
workforce development program in the state.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
DR. SCHABER replied that she is excited about it too.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:54:35 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MCCARTY inquired  about the  percentage of  demand                                                              
on  pharmacists    [time]  regarding   awareness,  ensuring   that                                                              
diversion of  medications in  an illicit  manner is not  happening                                                              
or is limited,  and collaborating with providers  that are writing                                                              
prescriptions.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
DR. SCHABER  responded that  it is  a high  percentage.   Based on                                                              
her  experience, she  said pharmacists  work collaboratively  with                                                              
providers and  health care  team members  to prevent and  identify                                                              
diversion.   She  said the  Prescription  Drug Monitoring  Program                                                              
(PDMP) is  an important  tool that  community pharmacists  have in                                                              
Alaska to help with  awareness of opioid use.  As  well, the Board                                                              
of  Pharmacy  plays  an  important  role  in  reviewing  diversion                                                              
related cases and  what is being reported to  the Drug Enforcement                                                              
Administration (DEA).                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTY  inquired about Dr. Schaber's  history with                                                              
providers who do  or do not use the PDMP, such  that it is falling                                                              
on the pharmacists to do so with the prescriptions.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
DR. SCHABER  answered that  she works on  the in-patient  side, so                                                              
she is not using  the PDMP on a daily basis.   However, she added,                                                              
it is a cooperation,  a partnership, with the  pharmacists and the                                                              
providers  as well as  the Board  of Pharmacy  to ensure  that the                                                              
program is being used appropriately.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MCCARTY inquired  about  Dr. Schabers   experience                                                              
with  the PDMP  and veterinarians  regarding opioid  prescriptions                                                              
and concerns of diversion.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
DR.  SCHABER  replied that  the  Board  of Pharmacy  has  provided                                                              
feedback regarding  the veterinarians'  use of  the PDMP; it  is a                                                              
complex issue  not just related to  one discipline.  The  PDMP can                                                              
be improved overall to help improve its use for all providers.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:58:12 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER  asked whether there is anything  else under                                                              
the  purview  of  the  Board  of   Pharmacy,  such  as  policy  or                                                              
regulation, that Dr. Schaber would like to see addressed.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
DR. SCHABER  responded that  the Board of  Pharmacy in  general is                                                              
looking at:  rural  areas in terms of health care  access; ways to                                                              
allow  pharmacists and  technicians to  work at  the top of  their                                                              
skills as well as  receive a payment related to  the services that                                                              
they provide;  streamlining and  simplifying regulations  that are                                                              
already  in place;  and  partnering  with the  Alaska  Pharmacists                                                              
Association in support  of working conditions to  help ensure that                                                              
pharmacists   and  pharmacy  technicians   have  healthy   working                                                              
environments so they  can provide high quality service.   She said                                                              
the  Board of  Pharmacy  would  like to  discuss  apprenticeships,                                                              
supporting the School  of Pharmacy, and a partnership  between the                                                              
University of Alaska and Idaho State University.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
10:00:17 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  asked whether Dr. Schaber  has recommendations                                                              
about  ways to  make the  PDMP more  effective  in addressing  the                                                              
opioid epidemic while making it easier for end-users.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
DR. SCHABER  answered that  that is an  important question  to all                                                              
the users of  the PDMP as well  as to all Alaskans to  ensure that                                                              
the  intent of  the PDMP  and  the intent  of  the legislature  is                                                              
being met.   She said a partnership  with the board for  the users                                                              
of  the PDMP  is important  for  considering the  feedback of  the                                                              
end-users.   Collaboration is  a good way  for improving  the PDMP                                                              
moving forward.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  noted that the  committee will soon  be having                                                              
a hearing on licensing.   She asked whether the  Board of Pharmacy                                                              
is running  into any  barriers to  timely licensing processing  in                                                              
terms of resources, technology, or unnecessary regulation.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
DR.  SCHABER replied  that the  turnaround time  is something  the                                                              
Board  of Pharmacy  is looking  into  for streamlining  so it  can                                                              
continually provide a quicker turnaround time for licensees.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  stated that going forward the  committee would                                                              
like to hear about  this issue from the Board of  Pharmacy and the                                                              
professional association.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
10:03:11 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SHARON  WOODWARD,  Appointee,  Board  of  Social  Work  Examiners,                                                              
Department  of  Commerce,  Community   and  Economic  Development,                                                              
testified for reappointment  to the licensed  baccalaureate social                                                              
worker seat  on the Board  of Social Work  Examiners.   She stated                                                              
she received her  degree in 2007 and is currently  the director of                                                              
social  services  at Wildflower  Court,  a skilled  and  long-term                                                              
care nursing facility  in Juneau.  The primary  population she has                                                              
worked with  throughout her career is  the elderly.  She  said her                                                              
interest  in serving  on the  board is  to use  her experience  to                                                              
help other  social workers develop  what they need to  become good                                                              
social workers.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
10:04:31 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  asked Ms. Woodward whether the  board is doing                                                              
any  work to  address the  difficulty of  getting timely  response                                                              
from the  boards  staff  for those  social workers  trying  to get                                                              
licensed or get their licenses renewed.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MS. WOODWARD  responded that  COVID-19 has  made things  difficult                                                              
over the  last two  years without in-person  meetings and  the use                                                              
of Zoom sessions.   She said it  has become much better  and there                                                              
are fewer people  for whom she must do approvals,  which tells her                                                              
the board is getting them done quicker and in a timely manner.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  asked whether fewer approvals  could mean that                                                              
there is a delay in applications getting through to the board.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MS. WOODWARD  answered that  she doesn't think  so, it  seems that                                                              
things are being done within 2 months.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
10:06:00 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTY  asked Ms.  Woodward whether the  board can                                                              
make  decisions on  candidates outside  of board  meetings or  can                                                              
only vote on licensing while in meetings.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MS. WOODWARD  replied that  every two weeks  the board  receives a                                                              
list of new  social workers who  are applying, and the  board does                                                              
those outside of its normal quarterly meetings                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
10:07:01 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ thanked all the appointees.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
10:07:16 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
10:07:31 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ opened public testimony.  After ascertaining                                                                 
there was no one who wished to testify, she closed public                                                                       
testimony.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
[The confirmations were held over.]                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
10:08:13 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business before the committee, the House                                                                 
Labor and Commerce Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at                                                                  
10:08 a.m.                                                                                                                      

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
HB 372 v. A 2.22.2022.PDF HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
HL&C 3/4/2022 9:00:00 AM
HB 372
HB 372 Sponsor Statement v. A 2.28.2022.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
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HB 372
HB 372 Sectional Analysis v. A 2.28.2022.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
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HB 372
HB 372 Supporting Document - GCDSE 2022 Talking Points 2.28.2022.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
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HB 372
HB 372 Supporting Document - GCDSE Subminimum Wage Policy Paper 2.28.2022.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
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HB 372
HB 372 Supporting Document - Think Work Paper January 2017 2.28.2022.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
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HB 372
HB 372 Supporting Document - AS 23.10.070 and Conflicts 2.28.2022.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
HL&C 3/4/2022 9:00:00 AM
HB 372
HB 372 Supporting Document - GCDSE Letter 2.23.2022.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
HL&C 3/4/2022 9:00:00 AM
HB 372
HB 372 Supporting Document - GCDSE Member Statements 2.23.2022.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
HL&C 3/4/2022 9:00:00 AM
HB 372
HB 372 Fiscal Note DOLWD-WH 2.25.2022.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
HL&C 3/4/2022 9:00:00 AM
HB 372
HB 372 Supporting Document - Regulations Repealed Press Release 2.16.2018.pdf HJUD 2/28/2022 1:00:00 PM
HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
HL&C 3/4/2022 9:00:00 AM
HB 372
HB 372 Additional Document - Tuck Memo to HJUD re Data on Subminimum Wages Paid to Disabled Persons 3.1.2022.pdf HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
HL&C 3/4/2022 9:00:00 AM
HB 372
HB 372 Additional Document - Tuck Memo to HJUD re Sec 23.10.050 and Sec 23.10.055 3.1.2022.pdf HJUD 3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM
HL&C 3/4/2022 9:00:00 AM
HB 372
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