Legislature(2001 - 2002)

04/26/2001 11:50 AM Senate RLS

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                     ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
                      SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                  
                          April 26, 2001                                                                                        
                            11:50 a.m.                                                                                          
                               DRAFT                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Drue Pearce, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Randy Phillips                                                                                                          
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 149                                                                                      
"An Act relating  to employment incentives  for teachers  and health                                                            
care providers,  to reemployment  of retired  teachers, to  loans to                                                            
and loan  forgiveness  for teachers  and health  care providers,  to                                                            
awards  to teachers,  to  eligibility  for major  medical  insurance                                                            
coverage for beneficiaries  of the teachers' retirement  system, and                                                            
to teacher certificates; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 152                                                                                                             
"An  Act relating  to  the  handling  of and  interest  on  contract                                                            
controversies involving  the Department of Transportation and Public                                                            
Facilities   or   state  agencies   to   whom  the   Department   of                                                            
Transportation  and Public Facilities  delegates the responsibility                                                             
for handling the controversies."                                                                                                
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 184                                                                                                             
"An  Act  relating   to  user  contributions  toward   the  cost  of                                                            
construction of certain water and sewage facilities."                                                                           
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 137                                                                                                              
"An Act  relating to records  of veterans  of the armed forces;  and                                                            
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 149 - See HESS minutes dated 4/2/01 and 4/20/01.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB 152 - See Transportation minutes dated 4/10/01.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB 184 - See Finance Report dated 4/18/01.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HB 137 - See State Affairs dated 4/24/01.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 01-7, SIDE A                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRWOMAN DRUE PEARCE  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to                                                          
order  at 11:50  a.m.   Present  were Senators  Cowdery,  Ellis  and                                                            
Pearce.  The committee  had four bills to consider  for calendaring.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COWDERY  moved  to  calendar  SB  149-TEACHER  RETIREMENT,                                                         
REEMPLOYMENT,CERTIFICATE.    There being  no objection,  the  motion                                                        
carried.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COWDERY moved  to calendar  SB  152-DOTPF-RELATED  CONTRACT                                                        
CLAIMS.  There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY  moved to  calendar SB 184-CONSTRUCTION  OF  WATER &                                                        
SEWAGE FACILITIES.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS objected.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY withdrew his motion to calendar SB 184.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COWDERY  moved  to calendar  HB  137-RECORDS  OF  VETERANS.                                                        
There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRWOMAN  PEARCE  called  the  meeting  back to  order.    Senator                                                            
Therriault arrived.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar SB 184-CONSTRUCTION OF WATER &                                                            
SEWAGE FACILITIES.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS objected.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The motion to calendar SB 184 carried with Senators Cowdery,                                                                    
Therriault, and Pearce voting "yea," and Senator Ellis voting                                                                   
"nay."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
There  being no  further  business  to come  before  the  committee,                                                            
CHAIRWOMAN  PEARCE   announced  that  the  capital   budget  may  be                                                            
calendared for  floor action on Saturday and adjourned  the meeting.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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