05/18/2003 12:31 PM House STA
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
May 18, 2003
12:31 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Bruce Weyhrauch, Chair
Representative Nancy Dahlstrom
Representative Bob Lynn
Representative Paul Seaton
Representative Harry Crawford
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Jim Holm, Vice Chair
Representative Max Gruenberg
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 26(STA)
"An Act relating to state employees who are called to active
duty as reserve or auxiliary members of the armed forces of the
United States; and providing for an effective date."
- MOVED CSSB 26(STA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS ACTION
BILL: SB 26
SHORT TITLE:STATE EMPLOYEES CALLED TO MILITARY DUTY
SPONSOR(S): SENATOR(S) ELTON, TAYLOR
Jrn-Date Jrn-Page Action
01/21/03 0021 (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/17/03
01/21/03 0021 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME -
REFERRALS
01/21/03 0021 (S) STA, FIN
02/18/03 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211
02/18/03 (S) -- Meeting Canceled --
03/03/03 0323 (S) COSPONSOR(S): LINCOLN
03/25/03 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/25/03 (S) Moved CSSB 26(STA) Out of
Committee
MINUTE(STA)
03/26/03 0589 (S) STA RPT CS 5DP SAME TITLE
03/26/03 0589 (S) DP: STEVENS G, COWDERY,
HOFFMAN,
03/26/03 0589 (S) DYSON, GUESS
03/26/03 0589 (S) FN1: INDETERMINATE(ADM/ALL
DEPTS)
05/08/03 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE
532
05/08/03 (S) Heard & Held
MINUTE(FIN)
05/14/03 1379 (S) FIN RPT CS(STA) 7DP
05/14/03 1379 (S) DP: GREEN, WILKEN, TAYLOR,
HOFFMAN,
05/14/03 1379 (S) OLSON, BUNDE, STEVENS B
05/14/03 1379 (S) FN1: INDETERMINATE(ADM/ALL
DEPTS)
05/14/03 (S) FIN AT 8:30 AM SENATE FINANCE
532
05/14/03 (S) Moved Out of Committee
MINUTE(FIN)
05/15/03 1432 (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/15/2003
05/15/03 1432 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME
05/15/03 1432 (S) STA CS ADOPTED UNAN CONSENT
05/15/03 1432 (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
UNAN CONSENT
05/15/03 1432 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB
26(STA)
05/15/03 1433 (S) PASSED Y20 N-
05/15/03 1433 (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS
PASSAGE
05/15/03 1433 (S) COSPONSOR(S): ELLIS, STEVENS
B, GUESS,
05/15/03 1433 (S) COWDERY, DYSON, STEVENS G,
WAGONER,
05/15/03 1433 (S) SEEKINS, OLSON, THERRIAULT
05/15/03 1455 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
05/15/03 1455 (S) VERSION: CSSB 26(STA)
05/16/03 1725 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME -
REFERRALS
05/16/03 1725 (H) STA
05/16/03 1768 (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KERTTULA
05/18/03 (H) STA RPT 3DP 1NR
05/18/03 (H) DP: SEATON, DAHLSTROM,
CRAWFORD;
05/18/03 (H) NR: WEYHRAUCH
05/18/03 (H) FN1: INDETERMINATE(ADM/ALL
DEPTS)
05/18/03 (H) REFERRED TO RULES
05/18/03 (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S):
CRAWFORD, DAHLSTROM
05/18/03 (H) STA AT 12:30 PM CAPITOL 102
WITNESS REGISTER
SENATOR KIM ELTON
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified as one of the two sponsors of SB
26.
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 03-70, SIDE A
Number 0001
[The beginning of the meeting wasn't recorded due to a technical
difficulty, but was reconstructed from the committee secretary's
log notes. There is approximately one minute of blank tape.]
CHAIR BRUCE WEYHRAUCH called the House State Affairs Standing
Committee meeting to order at 12:31 p.m. Representatives
Weyhrauch, Seaton, Dahlstrom, Lynn, and Crawford were present at
the call to order.
The committee took an at-ease from 12:31 p.m. to 12:32 p.m.
[Tape recording begins here.]
SB 26-STATE EMPLOYEES CALLED TO MILITARY DUTY
[Contains discussion relating to HB 228, the companion bill.]
CHAIR WEYHRAUCH announced that the committee would hear CS FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 26(STA), "An Act relating to state employees who
are called to active duty as reserve or auxiliary members of the
armed forces of the United States; and providing for an
effective date."
Number 0111
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON [moved to adopt CSSB 26(STA) as the
working document.] There being no objection, it was so ordered.
Number 0208
SENATOR KIM ELTON, Alaska State Legislature, sponsor of SB 26,
told the committee that he was also speaking on behalf of
Senator Robin Taylor, the other sponsor of SB 26. He noted that
the only difference between SB 26 and the House companion bill
[HB 228] is that HB 228 mentions auxiliary and reserve units,
whereas SB 26 specifies which auxiliary and reserve units are
covered. He said that that is the only difference and it is not
a substantive one. He noted that SB 26 "does not say this must
happen," but gives the governor the ability - by administrative
order - to "backfill" the pay and benefits of state employees
who are called up from active duty. He noted that 43 state
employees are members of the Army National Guard, 83 [state
employees] are members of the Air National Guard, and 12 [state
employees] are members of the Alaska State Defense Force.
SENATOR ELTON stated that it is important to note that the
effective date of the proposed legislation goes back to [the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001]; therefore, if the
governor so chooses, he can "backfill" those who were called up
subsequent to the events of that date. He said that hopefully
this legislation will encourage other state employees serve
their country as a member of a reserve unit.
Number 0397
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM thanked Senator Elton for his work on
the bill and said she would support it.
Number 0408
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON asked Senator Elton how many [state]
employees have been called to active duty since [the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001] and would be effected by the
proposed legislation.
SENATOR ELTON answered that there were eight people called up
from reserve status in 2002. He mentioned another person, and
told Representative Seaton he could get more information to him.
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON explained that he had just wanted to
ascertain that the committee is dealing with "the same universe
of people that we dealt in our previous bill."
Number 0427
SENATOR ELTON noted that some of the [state employees] who have
been called up this year are actually making more on active
military status than they were as state employees.
Number 0510
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM moved to report CSSB 26(STA) out of
committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying
fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSSB 26(STA) was
reported out of the House State Affairs Standing Committee.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
State Affairs Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 12:40
p.m.
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