Legislature(2007 - 2008)BELTZ 211
04/08/2008 04:00 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| Confirmation Hearing: Board of Personnel | |
| HB297 | |
| HJR24 | |
| HB383 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | HB 383 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 297 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HJR 24 | TELECONFERENCED | |
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE
April 8, 2008
4:08 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Johnny Ellis, Chair
Senator Gary Stevens, Vice Chair
Senator Bettye Davis
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Lyman Hoffman
Senator Con Bunde
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
Confirmation hearing: Board of Personnel
Debra English
CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 297(RLS)
"An Act relating to student permits authorized by the Board of
Veterinary Examiners; and relating to the application of certain
statutes pertaining to veterinarians and veterinary practice to
certain persons."
MOVED CSHB 297(RLS) OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 24 am
Opposing any law that would establish a federal insurance
regulatory system.
MOVED SCS HJR 24(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 383(L&C)
"An Act establishing an exemption from the dentist licensing
exam for certain persons."
MOVED CSHB 383(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 297
SHORT TITLE: NONUNION PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SALARY & BENEFIT
SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
03/03/08 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/03/08 (S) FIN
03/06/08 (S) L&C REFERRAL ADDED BEFORE FIN
03/11/08 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/11/08 (S) Heard & Held
03/11/08 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/15/08 (S) L&C AT 4:00 PM BELTZ 211
03/15/08 (S) Heard & Held
03/15/08 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/18/08 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/18/08 (S) Moved CSSB 297(L&C) Out of Committee
03/18/08 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/19/08 (S) L&C RPT CS 2DP 2DNP 1NR NEW TITLE
03/19/08 (S) DP: ELLIS, DAVIS
03/19/08 (S) DNP: BUNDE, STEVENS
03/19/08 (S) NR: HOFFMAN
BILL: HJR 24
SHORT TITLE: OPPOSING FEDERAL INSURANCE REGULATION
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) COGHILL
05/09/07 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
05/09/07 (H) L&C
02/13/08 (H) L&C AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 17
02/13/08 (H) Moved Out of Committee
02/13/08 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
02/15/08 (H) L&C RPT 3DP 2NR
02/15/08 (H) DP: GARDNER, BUCH, OLSON
02/15/08 (H) NR: LEDOUX, GATTO
03/28/08 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
03/28/08 (H) VERSION: HJR 24 AM
03/31/08 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/31/08 (S) L&C
04/05/08 (S) L&C AT 11:00 AM BELTZ 211
04/05/08 (S) Heard & Held
04/05/08 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
04/08/08 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
BILL: HB 383
SHORT TITLE: DENTIST LICENSE EXAM EXCEPTION
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) COGHILL
02/19/08 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/19/08 (H) MLV, L&C
03/18/08 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
03/18/08 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
03/25/08 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
03/25/08 (H) Moved Out of Committee
03/25/08 (H) MINUTE(MLV)
03/26/08 (H) MLV RPT 4DP 1NR
03/26/08 (H) DP: LEDOUX, DAHLSTROM, RAMRAS, ROSES
03/26/08 (H) NR: KAWASAKI
04/02/08 (H) L&C AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 17
04/02/08 (H) Moved CSHB 383(L&C) Out of Committee
04/02/08 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
04/03/08 (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) 4DP 2NR
04/03/08 (H) DP: GATTO, NEUMAN, BUCH, OLSON
04/03/08 (H) NR: LEDOUX, GARDNER
04/04/08 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/04/08 (H) VERSION: CSHB 383(L&C)
04/06/08 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/06/08 (S) L&C
04/08/08 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
WITNESS REGISTER
DEBRA ENGLISH, nominee
State Personnel Board
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on her qualification to be on the
State Personnel Board.
REPRESENTATIVE MARK NEUMAN
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HB 297.
KAREN LIDSTER
Staff to Representative Moses
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on HJR 24 and HB 383 for the
sponsor.
DR. DAVID EICHLER, representing himself
North Pole, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 383.
ACTION NARRATIVE
CHAIR JOHNNY ELLIS called the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing
Committee meeting to order at 4:08:39 PM. Present at the call to
order were Senators Davis, Stevens and Ellis.
^Confirmation hearing: Board of Personnel
DEBRA ENGLISH said she worked for the state for several years
and the Division of Personnel. She was appointed by Governor
Murkowski and still enjoys working with the board. This is where
her interest and expertise is.
SENATOR STEVENS asked if she has interests beyond Personnel
Board.
MS. ENGLISH answered dog, husband, and grown children. She wants
to give back to the community.
CHAIR ELLIS asked if executive ethics cases come before the
personnel board.
She replied cases involving the governor, the attorney general
and the lieutenant governor.
CHAIR ELLIS asked the appropriate way to handle those issues.
MS. ENGLISH answered the board seeks outside counsel for those
issues.
CHAIR ELLIS asked if timelines are involved with those kinds of
things.
MS. ENGLISH replied that they were.
4:16:29 PM
SENATOR STEVENS moved to forward all the names to the joint
body. There were no objections and it was so ordered.
CSHB 297(RLS)-PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
4:16:52 PM
CHAIR ELLIS announced CSHB 297(RLS) to be up for consideration.
He said it was the second hearing and there was no known
opposition.
REPRESENTATIVE MARK NEUMAN, sponsor of HB 297, recapped that
this bill is supported by the Alaska Board of Veterinary
Examiners, the Alaska State Veterinary Medical Association, the
Division of Corporations and Division of Occupational Licensing.
It had controversial issues, but those were taken out and it
updated others from 1989. It's extremely important to get more
vets up here.
CHAIR ELLIS asked him to let him know when the board takes up
the issue of reporting of cruelty to animals and tell him how it
was handled.
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN said that they put it on their June 13,
2008 agenda, at the same time the legislature will be sitting in
Juneau.
SENATOR STEVENS moved to report CSHB 297(RLS) from committee
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).
There were no objections and it was so ordered.
HJR 24 am -OPPOSING FEDERAL INSURANCE REGULATION
4:19:32 PM
CHAIR ELLIS announced HJR 24 am to be up for consideration.
KAREN LIDSTER, staff to Representative Moses, explained
Amendment 1 that deleted reference to the McCarran-Ferguson Act.
AMENDMENT 1
OFFERED IN THE SENATE
TO: HJR 24 am
Page 2, lines 28 - 29:
Delete "or otherwise alter the McCarran-Ferguson Act"
SENATOR STEVENS moved to adopt Amendment 1, labeled 25-
LS0880\AA.1. There were no objections and it was so ordered.
4:21:58 PM
SENATOR DAVIS moved to report SCS HJR 24(L&C) from committee
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).
There were no objections and it was so ordered.
CSHB 383(L&C)-DENTIST LICENSE EXAM EXCEPTION
4:22:30 PM
CHAIR ELLIS announced CSHB 383(L&C) to be up for consideration.
KAREN LIDSTER, staff to Representative Coghill, sponsor of HB
383, explained this bill makes a small change to be able to
capture the expertise of our military personnel that have been
working in the dental field for years, but have been promoted to
positions of supervision. On page 2, lines 14-15, "or a full
time dental supervisory position in an agency of or the armed
forces of the United States" was added after "clinical practice
averaging at least 20 hours a week".
4:24:31 PM
CHAIR ELLIS asked if there is any known opposition.
MS. LIDSTER replied none. It is supported by the Department of
Military and Veterans Affairs, the Dental Society and the
Division of Occupational Licensing.
CHAIR ELLIS asked if this hasn't caused a turf concern with
current licensed dentists in the state.
MS. LIDSTER replied no.
4:25:27 PM
DR. DAVID EICHLER, representing himself, North Pole, said he is
also the president of the Board of Dental Examiners, and
supported HB 383. It allows a pathway to licensure for some very
highly skilled and competent people who might otherwise leave
the state.
SENATOR STEVENS asked if he had any qualms at all about someone
in a command position being able to keep up with changes in
dentistry.
DR. EICHLER replied no. He explained that the other credentials
for licensure that this bill would be a subsection say they have
to be licensed in another state for their whole career, they've
practiced dentistry for long years already, they don't reach the
command positions until they are a full colonel or close to it,
which is about 20 years. They maintain really high standards of
continuing education and practice in an environment with other
professionals in developing their skills. If they are out of the
clinical setting with their practice, they go back and redevelop
their skills as any other professional would. It's like any
other skill - it becomes a part of you. He didn't have any
problems with granting licensure to some in that position.
4:30:36 PM
SENATOR STEVENS said it makes a lot of sense, and if they had a
lot of time he would ask for something in writing from the
Dental Society. He asked if something like that already was
available.
MS. LIDSTER replied she didn't have correspondence from the
Dental Society, but the executive director has communicated he
was comfortable with this bill.
SENATOR STEVENS said that made it okay with him.
CHAIR ELLIS asked if that person testified on public record in
the House or was it just a conversation with staff.
MS. LIDSTER replied it wasn't on the public record, but they had
the conversation with Dr. Eichler.
CHAIR ELLIS asked her for some kind of correspondence from the
Dental Society in support of this bill to put in the bill's
file.
4:32:58 PM
SENATOR DAVIS moved to report CSHB 383 (L&C) from committee with
individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There
were no objections and it was so ordered.
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Ellis adjourned the meeting at 4:33:50 PM.
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