Legislature(1999 - 2000)

04/14/2000 03:15 PM Senate STA

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                  SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE                                                                              
                          April 14, 2000                                                                                        
                             3:15 p.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Jerry Ward, Chairman                                                                                                    
Senator Lyda Green                                                                                                              
Senator Gary Wilken                                                                                                             
Senator Randy Phillips                                                                                                          
Senator Kim Elton                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All Members Present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 292(STA)                                                                                                 
"An  Act  relating  to  student  immunizations  and  to information                                                             
relating  to immunizations  provided by the  commissioner of  health                                                            
and social services."                                                                                                           
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 159(FIN) am                                                                                               
"An  Act  permitting   certain  employees   in  state  correctional                                                             
facilities or  employed in the Department of Corrections  to convert                                                            
their  credited  service  under  the  public employees'   retirement                                                            
system to credited service as peace officers."                                                                                  
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 221                                                                                                             
"An  Act  relating  to  recruitment,  selection,   appointment,  and                                                            
promotion  of state employees  and the duties  of the Department  of                                                            
Administration  concerning  those and other  related functions;  and                                                            
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 120(STA)                                                                                                 
"An Act relating  to qualifications  of voters, the registration  of                                                            
voters, election  districts  and officials,  the use of state  seals                                                            
and emblems in election  campaigns, election procedures and ballots,                                                            
special  procedures   for  elections,   nomination  of  candidates,                                                             
national    elections,   special    elections   and   appointments,                                                             
constitutional amendments,  election offenses and corrupt practices,                                                            
election  pamphlets,  the  deferral  of  jury  service  for  certain                                                            
election  officials, an exemption  from the  State Procurement  Code                                                            
regarding  election  ballots,  the  provision  and  use  of  mailing                                                            
addresses  on  permanent fund  dividend  applications  for  election                                                            
purposes,  and  the  inclusion  of  voter  registration  forms  with                                                            
permanent   fund  dividend  applications;   relating  to   municipal                                                            
assembly  forms of  representation  and apportionment;  requiring  a                                                            
majority  vote  for  certain  offices and  providing  for  a  runoff                                                            
election; making  conforming amendments  in references to  'election                                                            
district' and 'chairman'; and providing for an effective date."                                                                 
     -MOVED CSSB 120 (STA) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 270                                                                                                             
"An Act relating  to return of contributed capital,  or payment of a                                                            
dividend, to the  state by the Alaska Student Loan  Corporation; and                                                            
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB 292 - See State Affairs minutes dated 3/23/00 and 4/6/00.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 159 - No previous Senate committee action.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SB 221 - No previous Senate committee action.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SB 120 - See State Affairs minutes dated 4/6/00.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 270 - See State Affairs minutes dated 4/6/00.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN WARD called the  Senate State Affairs Committee to order at                                                            
3:15 p.m.   All members were present.   The first order of  business                                                            
to come before the committee was CS for SB 292 (STA).                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
            SB 292-PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT IMMUNIZATIONS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GREEN moved CSSB  292 (STA) out of committee with individual                                                            
recommendations.  SENATOR ELTON objected.   The motion carried  with                                                            
Senators  Ward,  Green,  Wilken,  and  Phillips  voting  "Yea,"  and                                                            
Senator Elton voting "Nay."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                   SB 120-DIVISION OF ELECTIONS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GREEN moved to  adopt CSSB 120(STA).  Without objection, the                                                            
motion carried.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GREEN moved CSSB  120 (STA) out of committee with individual                                                            
recommendations.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
             SB 221-STATE EMPLOYEE HIRE AND PROMOTION                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GREEN  moved  SB  221  out  of committee   with  individual                                                            
recommendations.  SENATOR ELTON objected.   The motion carried  with                                                            
Senators  Ward,  Green,  Wilken,  and  Phillips  voting  "Yea,"  and                                                            
Senator Elton voting "Nay."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
         HB 159-PERS PEACE OFFR STATUS CORRECTION EMPLOYEE                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GREEN   moved  CSHB  159(FIN)am   out  of  committee   with                                                            
individual recommendations.   Without objection, the motion carried.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
            SB 270-STUDENT LOAN CORP PAYMENTS TO STATE                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GREEN  moved  SB  270  out  of committee   with  individual                                                            
recommendations.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There  being no  further  business  to come  before  the  committee,                                                            
CHAIRMAN WARD adjourned the meeting at 3:18 p.m.                                                                                

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