Legislature(1993 - 1994)
03/29/1993 01:55 PM Senate JUD
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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
March 29, 1993
1:55 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Robin Taylor, Chairman
Senator Rick Halford, Vice-Chairman
Senator George Jacko
Senator Suzanne Little
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Dave Donley
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 67
"An Act amending provisions of ch. 66, SLA 1991, that relate
to reconstitution of the corpus of the mental health trust,
the management of trust assets, and to the manner of
enforcement of the obligation to compensate the trust; and
providing for an effective date."
SENATE BILL NO. 51
"An Act providing for establishment of work camps for
juveniles adjudicated delinquent, and extending to all
cities and to nonprofit corporations authority to maintain
facilities for juveniles."
SENATE BILL NO. 152
"An Act changing the frequency of certain state inspections
of weights and measures and relating to the issuance of
citations for weights and measures violations."
SENATE BILL NO. 58
"An Act relating to the longevity bonus program."
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION
SB 67 - See Resources minutes dated 2/3/93 and 2/5/93.
See Judiciary minutes dated 3/1/93, 3/8/93,
and 3/24/93.
SB 51 - See HESS minutes dated 2/24/93 and 3/5/93.
See Judiciary minutes dated 3/26/93.
SB 152 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 3/16/93.
See Judiciary minutes dated 3/22/93 and 3/24/93.
SB 58 - See HESS minutes dated 2/19/93. See Judiciary
minutes dated 3/26/93.
WITNESS REGISTER
Rick Johannsen, Attorney
Coalition Drafting Counsel
1029 West 3rd Ave. #300
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported CSSB 67.
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 93-33, SIDE A
Number 001
Chairman Robin Taylor called the Judiciary Committee meeting
to order at 1:55 p.m.
SENATOR TAYLOR returned SB 67 (MENTAL HEALTH TRUST
AMENDMENTS) to committee and announced it would be on
teleconference to Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Petersburg.
SENATOR TAYLOR first called on RICK JOHANNSEN, attorney for
the Mental Health Coalition supporting SB 67, to testify.
MR. JOHANNSEN reviewed his previous testimony from the
Judiciary Committee meeting of 3/24/1993. He explained,
since then, he had met with representatives from the
Departments of Law and Natural Resources, and he thanked the
departments for their constructive comments and suggestions.
In reference to the proposed committee substitute brought to
committee, he said it was the product of those discussions.
MR. JOHANNSEN referred to the proposed committee substitute
as a combination of the original bill, previous amendments
considered by the committee, and further refinements
developed with the Department of Law and DNR.
MR. JOHANNSEN presented the committee substitute for further
action by the committee, and he explained there were three
significant changes:
1. In Section 2, a change to the land management
position.
2. A clarification to the manner in which the title is
conveyed to the reconstituted trust.
3. A mechanism for finding DNR's mental health land
management duties from the mental health trust income
account.
MR. JOHANNSEN described the other changes as technical in
nature and clarified the intent of the amendments discussed
in the meeting of 4/24/93. He said they also represented
existing settlement concepts fleshed out in the committee
discussion.
Number 066
MR. JOHANNSEN concluded with addition information on the
three changes as listed at the beginning of his testimony.
SENATOR JACKO moved to adopt CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 67(JUD)
incorporating the new changes. Without objections, so
ordered.
SENATOR LITTLE thanked the efforts of MR. JOHANNSEN and the
departments for their work on the legislation.
SENATOR JACKO moved to pass CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 67(JUD)
(MENTAL HEALTH TRUST AMENDMENTS) from committee with
individual recommendations.
Before passing the bill from committee, SENATOR TAYLOR
thanked participants in the settlement. He moved CSSB
67(JUD) from committee without objections, so ordered.
SENATOR TAYLOR returned SB 51 (WORK CAMPS FOR JUVENILE
OFFENDERS) sponsored by SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS to committee
and reviewed the previous hearing on the bill for SENATOR
LITTLE.
Number 208
SENATOR HALFORD moved to pass SENATE BILL NO. 51 from
committee with individual recommendations. Without
objections, so ordered.
SENATOR TAYLOR returned SB 152 (WEIGHTS & MEASURES:
INSPECTIONS/CITATIONS) recommended by the Governor, to
committee.
Number 229
SENATOR HALFORD moved to pass SENATE BILL NO. 152 from
committee with individual recommendations. Without
objections, so ordered.
SENATOR TAYLOR returned SB 58 (PHASE OUT LONGEVITY BONUS) to
committee and explained the provisions of the bill.
SENATOR HALFORD said it was not an easy solution.
SENATOR LITTLE said her district was split on the issue, and
she was having difficulty in making her decision.
Number 254
SENATOR JACKO indicated he had a similar situation in his
district. There was a short discussion on this fifty/fifty
split in everyone's district on the phase-out of the bonus,
and SENATOR TAYLOR decided to send the bill on to the
Finance Committee.
SENATOR JACKO move to pass SENATE BILL NO. 58 from committee
with individual recommendations. Without objections, so
ordered.
There being no further business to come before the
committee, the meeting was adjourned at 2:13 p.m.
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