Legislature(1993 - 1994)
04/20/1994 06:50 PM Senate RLS
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SENATE RULES COMMITTEE
April 20, 1994
6:50 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Rick Halford, Chair
Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chair
Senator Suzanne Little
Senator Fred Zharoff
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator George Jacko
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 213
"An Act extending the Alaska Public Utilities Commission and the
regulatory cost charge."
SENATE BILL NO. 373
"An Act relating to a comprehensive state financial plan and to the
Solving Alaska's Fiscal Emergency (S.A.F.E.) Commission; and
providing for an effective date."
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 49(FIN) am
"An Act relating to absentee voting, to electronic transmission of
absentee ballot applications, to delivery of ballots to absentee
ballot applicants by electronic transmission, and enacting a
definition of the term `state election' for purposes of absentee
voting; and providing for an effective date."
SENATE BILL NO. 195
"An Act extending the termination date of the State Physical
Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; and providing for an
effective date."
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 513(STA)
"An Act relating to financial assistance for certain owners or
operators of underground petroleum storage tank systems; and
providing for an effective date."
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION
SB 213 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 9/28/93, 2/8/94,
2/24/94, 3/10/94 and 3/15/94. See Judiciary minutes
dated 3/30/94 & 4/8/94.
Finance report dated 4/19/94.
SB 373 - Finance report 4/20/94.
HB 49 - See State Affairs minutes dated 3/23/94 and 3/28/94.
Finance report 4/20/94.
SB 195 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 4/22/93. See
Health, Education and Social Services minutes dated
4/11/94.
HB 513 - No previous action to record.
WITNESS REGISTER
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 94-6, SIDE A
Number 001
CHAIRMAN RICK HALFORD called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to
order at 6:50 p.m.
SENATOR ZHAROFF moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 213 (APUC UC
EXTENSION AND REGULATORY COST CHARGE) be approved for calendaring
at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so
ordered.
SENATOR ZHAROFF moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 373
("S.A.F.E." COMMISSION) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's
discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.
SENATOR ZHAROFF moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 49(FIN) )
am (ABSENTEE VOTING & USE OF FAX) be approved for calendaring at
the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN HALFORD brought SB 195 (PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
BOARDS EXT.) before the committee as the next order of business.
SENATOR RIEGER moved that CSSB 195(RLS) be adopted. He then
explained that the HES version passed out earlier allowed the Board
of Occupational Licensing to incorporate alternative methods of
certifying a physical therapist (courses of instruction which were
completed to the satisfaction of the board). The Rules CS will
reduce to only allowing the Board to amend their existing
regulations to allow assistant physical therapists to be licensed
with a resident course of study and professional instruction, which
is equivalent to that which was otherwise provided in statute.
This will allow more flexibility for people to become licensed as
assistant physical therapists.
CHAIRMAN HALFORD asked if there were any objections to the adoption
of CSSB 195(RLS). Hearing no objection, the motion.
SENATOR RIEGER moved that CSSB 195(RLS) be passed out of committee
with individual recommendations. Hearing no objection, it was so
ordered.
SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 195 be
approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no
objection, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN HALFORD brought CSHB 513(STA) (GRANTS/LOANS FOR STORAGE
TANK OWNERS) before the committee as the final order of business.
He noted the bill was the same as SB 295 which went through the
Senate committee process and has been approved for calendaring.
JEFFREY LOGAN, staff to Representative Joe Green, explained the
legislation does three things: Section 1 expands the program;
Section 2 sets deadlines for part of the program; and Section 3
also extends the deadline. In Section 3 the deadlines for the
upgrading and closure sections will be set for December 31, 1994.
CHAIRMAN HALFORD asked if the existing law was designed to sunset
by the application dates without this legislation. MR. LOGAN
acknowledged that it was.
SENATOR LITTLE asked if there were any differences between the
Senate bill and the House version before the committee. MR. LOGAN
answered that the version that passed the House and the Senate
Judiciary version are exactly alike.
SENATOR LITTLE moved that CSHB 513(STA) be passed out of committee
with individual recommendations. Hearing no objection, it was so
ordered.
SENATOR LITTLE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 513(STA)
be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no
objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business to come before the committee, the
meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
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