Legislature(1999 - 2000)

04/19/2000 03:15 PM Senate STA

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                  SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE                                                                              
                          April 19, 2000                                                                                        
                             3:15 p.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Jerry Ward, Chairman                                                                                                    
Senator Lyda Green                                                                                                              
Senator Randy Phillips                                                                                                          
Senator Kim Elton                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Gary Wilken                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 324                                                                                                              
"An Act requiring  written consent by the person who  is the subject                                                            
of the information  before releasing personal information  contained                                                            
in  motor vehicle  records,  to  comply  with  18 U.S.C.  2721;  and                                                            
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 335(FIN)                                                                                                  
"An  Act relating  to  information contained  in  retirement  system                                                            
records; relating  to retirement boards; relating  to procedures and                                                            
hearings under  state retirement systems;  relating to benefits  for                                                            
reemployed  retired  members  of  retirement  systems;  relating  to                                                            
eligibility  for  normal retirement  for  members of  the  teachers'                                                            
retirement system who have  Alaska BIA credited service; relating to                                                            
disability  benefits  for  members  of  state  retirement   systems;                                                            
relating  to  deduction   of  premiums  from  retirement   benefits;                                                            
relating to protection  of, and assignment and transfer  of, amounts                                                            
held in  retirement  systems; relating  to retirement  benefits  for                                                            
certain  employees  earning  high salaries;  relating  to  qualified                                                            
domestic relations  orders in state retirement systems;  relating to                                                            
the definition  of  'retirement fund'  in the  teachers'  retirement                                                            
system; relating  to membership of state employees  in the teachers'                                                            
retirement system;  relating to refund of contributions  made to the                                                            
judicial retirement system  or to the former elected public officers                                                            
retirement system  and repayment of refunded contributions  in those                                                            
systems; relating  to self-insurance  and excess loss insurance  for                                                            
persons receiving benefits  from a state retirement system; relating                                                            
to  participation  of elected  officials  in the  public  employees'                                                            
retirement  system;  relating to  the  level income  option  benefit                                                            
under  the   public  employees'  retirement   system;  relating   to                                                            
participation  of employees  of  political subdivisions  and  public                                                            
organizations  in the public employees' retirement  system; relating                                                            
to crimes for defrauding  a state retirement system; relating to the                                                            
definition  of 'pension fund'  in the public  employees'  retirement                                                            
system; relating to calculation  of years of service and of benefits                                                            
under the public  employees' retirement  system for noncertificated                                                             
employees  of  certain   educational  employers;   and  relating  to                                                            
individual  accounts maintained  for members  of the former  elected                                                            
public officers retirement system."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Confirmation hearing for  Lisa Fitzpatrick of Anchorage to the State                                                            
Commission for Human Rights.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 324 - No previous action.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 355 - No previous action.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Guy Bell                                                                                                                    
Director of the Division of Retirement and Benefits                                                                             
Department of Administration                                                                                                    
P.O. Box 110203                                                                                                                 
Juneau, AK 99811-0203                                                                                                           
POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on CSHB 335.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN WARD called the  Senate State Affairs Committee to order at                                                            
3:15 p.m.  Present  were Senators Ward, Green, Elton,  and Phillips.                                                            
The first  order of  business to  come before  the committee  was HB
324.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
            HB 324-PERSONAL INFO IN MOTOR VEH. RECORDS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  ELTON  moved  HB  324  out  of committee   with  individual                                                            
recommendations.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
           HB 335-STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND BENEFITS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. GUY BELL,  Director of the Division of Retirement  and Benefits,                                                            
Department of  Administration, stated CS for HB 335  is a retirement                                                            
system  clean-up  bill sponsored  by  Representative  Hudson at  the                                                            
request of the retirement boards.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GREEN  moved CS for HB 335 out of committee  with individual                                                            
recommendations.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELTON  moved to report Lisa Fitzpatrick's  name to the House                                                            
and  Senate for  confirmation  to  the State  Commission  for  Human                                                            
Rights.  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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