Legislature(2005 - 2006)BELTZ 211
04/21/2005 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
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| Start | |
| HB214 | |
| HB127 | |
| HB178 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | HB 127 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 214 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 178 | TELECONFERENCED | |
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE STATE AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
April 21, 2005
3:41 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Gene Therriault, Chair
Senator Thomas Wagoner, Vice Chair
Senator Charlie Huggins
Senator Bettye Davis
Senator Kim Elton
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 214(HES)
"An Act relating to anatomical gifts and the anatomical gift
donor registry program."
MOVED SCS CSHB 214(STA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 127(FIN) am
"An Act relating to service in the peace corps and members of
the United States Olympic Team as allowable absences from the
state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends
and to the period for filing an application for a permanent fund
dividend; authorizing the Department of Revenue to issue
administrative orders imposing sanctions for certain
misrepresentations or other actions concerning eligibility for a
permanent fund dividend and providing for administrative appeal
of those orders; and providing for an effective date."
HEARD AND HELD
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 178(STA) am
"An Act relating to special motor vehicle registration plates;
and providing for an effective date."
MOVED CSHB 178(STA)am OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 214
SHORT TITLE: ANATOMICAL GIFTS & REGISTRY
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) McGuire
03/09/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/09/05 (H) STA, HES
03/31/05 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/31/05 (H) Moved Out of Committee
03/31/05 (H) MINUTE(STA)
04/01/05 (H) STA RPT 3DP 2AM
04/01/05 (H) DP: RAMRAS, ELKINS, SEATON;
04/01/05 (H) AM: LYNN, GATTO
04/05/05 (H) HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106
04/05/05 (H) Moved CSHB 214(HES) Out of Committee
04/05/05 (H) MINUTE(HES)
04/07/05 (H) HES RPT CS(HES) 5DP 2NR
04/07/05 (H) DP: ANDERSON, KOHRING, McGuire, SEATON,
WILSON;
04/07/05 (H) NR: CISSNA, GARDNER
04/12/05 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/12/05 (H) VERSION: CSHB 214(HES)
04/13/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/13/05 (S) STA, HES
04/21/05 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211
BILL: HB 127
SHORT TITLE: PFD:PEACE CORPS/OLYMPIAN/SANCTIONS
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) McGuire
02/04/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/04/05 (H) STA, FIN
03/03/05 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/03/05 (H) Heard & Held
03/03/05 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/05/05 (H) STA AT 9:30 AM CAPITOL 106
03/05/05 (H) Moved CSHB 127(STA) Out of Committee
03/05/05 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/09/05 (H) STA RPT CS(STA) NT 5DP
03/09/05 (H) DP: LYNN, GATTO, RAMRAS, GRUENBERG,
SEATON
03/29/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
03/29/05 (H) -- Meeting Canceled --
03/30/05 (H) FIN AT 9:00 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519
03/30/05 (H) Moved CSHB 127(FIN) Out of Committee
03/30/05 (H) MINUTE(FIN)
04/01/05 (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 7DP 1NR
04/01/05 (H) DP: HAWKER, STOLTZE, JOULE, CROFT,
MOSES, FOSTER, MEYER;
04/01/05 (H) NR: KELLY
04/01/05 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/01/05 (H) VERSION: CSHB 127(FIN) AM
04/04/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/04/05 (S) STA, FIN
04/21/05 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211
BILL: HB 178
SHORT TITLE: SPECIAL REQUEST LICENSE PLATES
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) OLSON
02/25/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/25/05 (H) STA, FIN
03/17/05 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/17/05 (H) Moved CSHB 178(STA) Out of Committee
03/17/05 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/18/05 (H) STA RPT CS(STA) 4DP 1DNP 2NR
03/18/05 (H) DP: GRUENBERG, ELKINS, RAMRAS, SEATON;
03/18/05 (H) DNP: GATTO;
03/18/05 (H) NR: GARDNER, LYNN
03/30/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
03/30/05 (H) <Bill Hearing Postponed>
03/31/05 (H) FIN AT 9:00 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519
03/31/05 (S) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE/TEACHER RETIREMENT
04/01/05 (H) FIN AT 9:00 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/01/05 (H) Moved CSHB 178(FIN) Out of Committee
04/01/05 (H) MINUTE(FIN)
04/04/05 (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) 5DP 1NR
04/04/05 (H) DP: FOSTER, STOLTZE, HOLM, MEYER,
CHENAULT;
04/04/05 (H) NR: KELLY
04/08/05 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/08/05 (H) VERSION: CSHB 178(STA) AM
04/11/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/11/05 (S) STA, FIN
04/21/05 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211
WITNESS REGISTER
Representative Lesil McGuire
Alaska Capitol Building
Juneau, AK 99801
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HB 214 and HB 127
Bruce Zalneraitis
Life Alaska Donor Services
P.O. Box 231809
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Available for questions on HB 214
Sue Hex
Emergency Medical Services Coordinator
Kenai, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HB 214
Pam Randles
Haines, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HB 127
Russ Walker
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HB 127
Brian Brubaker
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HB 127
Elizabeth Cuadra
Juneau, AK 99801
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HB 127
Konrad Jackson,
Staff to Representative Kurt Olson
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Introduced HB 178 for sponsor
Duanne Bannock, Director
Division of Motor Vehicles
Department of Administration
PO Box 110200
Juneau, AK 99811-0200
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions on HB 178
ACTION NARRATIVE
CHAIR GENE THERRIAULT called the Senate State Affairs Standing
Committee meeting to order at 3:41:10 PM. Present were Senators
Elton, Wagoner, Huggins, Davis, and Chair Therriault.
CSHB 214(HES)-ANATOMICAL GIFTS & REGISTRY
CHAIR GENE THERRIAULT announced HB 214 to be the first order of
business.
REPRESENTATIVE LESIL McGuire, Sponsor, described HB 214 as a
clean-up bill for the Anatomical Gifts Registry Act passed last
year. First, it broadens the definition of a technician to match
the federal definition. A technician is the person who makes the
actual organ and tissue collection.
Next, the definition of a procurement organization was too
narrow in that it excluded the local organ and tissue bank, Life
Alaska. We want them to have control and access over the
registry that benefits Alaskans, she said.
The reporting requirements relating to donor instructions and
wishes were too cumbersome for first responders so that duty is
transferred to dispatch. That makes sense, she said, because
that's when much of the information about the victim is
communicated.
Finally, she asked the committee to consider two technical
amendments.
3:44:27 PM
CHAIR THERRIAULT labeled \I.1 Amendment 1 and \I.2 Amendment 2.
REPRESENTATIVE McGuire said the definition of "hospital" is
expanded to include a rural clinic, a mortuary, or a hospice.
Amendment 2 makes it clear that first responders can designate
the local dispatch center or public safety answering point that
would notify the procurement organization. The intention is to
make sure that the information is transferred quickly enough to
allow time to harvest the tissue.
CHAIR THERRIAULT moved Amendment 1. There was no objection and
it was adopted.
24-LS0410\I.1
Bannister
11/22/05
A M E N D M E N T 1
OFFERED IN THE SENATE
TO: CSHB 214(HES)
Page 2, line 18, following "hospital":
Insert ", a rural clinic, a mortuary, a hospice,"
Page 2, line 30, following "hospital":
Insert ", rural clinic, mortuary, or hospice"
Page 3, line 1:
Delete "is a donor, the hospital"
Insert ", rural clinic, mortuary, or hospice is a donor,
the hospital, rural clinic, mortuary, or hospice"
Page 3, line 2, following "hospital":
Insert ", rural clinic, mortuary, or hospice"
CHAIR THERRIAULT moved Amendment 2. There was no objection and
it was adopted.
24-LS0410\I.2
Bannister
11/22/05
A M E N D M E N T 2
OFFERED IN THE SENATE
TO: CSHB 214(HES)
Page 2, line 28, following "section":
Insert "or a designee of the persons identified in (d)(1)
of this section"
CHAIR THERRIAULT opened public testimony
3:47:32 PM
SUE HEX, Kenai Peninsula Emergency Medical Services Coordinator,
stated support for the bill and the amendments. It will work
much better at the responder level and matches what is ongoing
in the field, she emphasized.
There were no further questions or testimony.
CHAIR THERRIAULT noted the fiscal notes and asked for a motion.
3:49:41 PM
SENATOR THOMAS WAGONER motioned to report SCS CSHB 214(STA) and
attached fiscal notes with individual recommendations. There
being no objection, it was so ordered.
CSHB 127(FIN)am-PFD:PEACE CORPS/OLYMPIAN/SANCTIONS
CHAIR GENE THERRIAULT announced HB 127 to be up for
consideration.
3:50:06 PM
REPRESENTATIVE LESIL McGuire explained that HB 127 would restore
Peace Corps volunteers and Olympians to the list of allowable
absences for receipt of the Permanent Fund dividend. She
described the issue as a passion of hers.
Those two groups had allowable absences put into law in 1983 and
had them removed 16 years later. She said she introduced the
bill as a matter of policy because she wanted to hear why the
legislature decided to remove the exemptions and because she
believes that the work the groups do is of great value to Alaska
and to the country.
Although it's a different type of service, it's fair to compare
service in the Peace Corps with military service, she said. It's
work that promotes democracy in a non-wartime context.
Volunteers help people stabilize water and sewer systems and
build economies. They do the kinds of things that help to
prevent harmful dictatorships from coming into power.
These are Alaskan ambassadors who go out and broaden their
horizons and then return to the state in large numbers to enrich
the lives of all Alaskans.
The bill was amended on the House floor to include Olympians and
it received overwhelming bipartisan support. The reason for
including Olympic athletes is that it is a narrow definable
category of individuals. They are Alaskans who return to Alaska
and while they are away they serve as volunteers and ambassadors
of Alaska and the United States. When they return to the state
they bring back the value of their accomplishments.
3:57:13 PM
The second half of the bill proposes to add tools to the
Department of Revenue (DOR) tool belt in an effort to reduce
dividend fraud. If fraud is evidenced, DOR could impose an
immediate civil fine of up to $3,000 without the high cost of
going to court. An additional penalty would be the loss of
eligibility to receive the five subsequent dividends.
The proposed penalty would strengthen DOR's ability to
investigate fraud associated with the dividend as well as
recapture revenue for the Permanent Fund.
At most there have been 42 Peace Corps volunteers from Alaska at
any one time and just 8 Olympians. The proposed exemption
wouldn't have a large impact on the dividend yet the return to
Alaska would be great, she concluded.
3:59:33 PM
SENATOR THOMAS WAGONER commented the committee heard a similar
bill that related to U.S. Foreign Service workers.
CHAIR THERRIAULT informed him that SB 59 is Senator Dyson's
bill. It was heard and is held in committee.
REPRESENTATIVE McGUIRE stated that the part that included
Foreign Service workers was stripped from HB 127 in House State
Affairs and not reinstituted on the House floor. The discussion
centered on the argument that entering the U.S. Foreign Service
is a career decision.
4:01:03 PM
CHAIR THERRIAULT said he continued to be troubled at how you
draw the line at Peace Corps volunteers because there is no
allowable absence for a myriad of other worthwhile volunteer and
exchange positions.
He could see the benefit to sending Alaskans to staff
congressional offices, but even though Peace Corps service is
beneficial to the individual he didn't see the direct benefit to
the state. It would be difficult to draw the line to include
them and exclude others, he said.
REPRESENTATIVE McGUIRE opined Peace Corp volunteers undoubtedly
benefit Alaska on two fronts. First they are not unlike
congressional staffers who meet with and influence people from
all over the world. Peace Corps volunteers do the same thing on
arguably a broader level in terms of the scope of the world.
Second, when Peace Corps volunteers return home they bring the
value of that experience home. They return to Alaska and fill
much needed professional positions such as teaching and
medicine.
There is no way to justify including every single group in the
list of allowable absences, but these two deserve exemption.
First, you can't argue that there isn't a benefit to Alaska and
second, they were included originally.
SENATOR WAGONER asked Senator Huggins whether serving in the
Peace Corps didn't suffice for military service at one point.
SENATOR CHARILIE HUGGINS responded he wasn't sure.
SENATOR HUGGINS expressed the same reservations as Senator
Therriault. He suggested the window might already be too wide
and he would prefer to narrow it rather than opening it wider.
REPRESENTATIVE McGUIRE responded she could understand his
philosophical background and she is a co-sponsor to a House bill
that would put money received during an allowable absence in
trust until the person returned to Alaska. Including these two
groups is a matter of parity, she said.
SENATOR HUGGINS said he takes comfort in knowing that anyone who
is presently in the Peace Corps knew the rules when they joined.
SENATOR KIM ELTON suggested this isn't so much a matter of
opening the window as it's correcting a mistake the legislature
made several years ago. Peace Corps volunteers were eligible and
for an inexplicable reason the eligibility was removed. This
restores a right and that's the primary reason he encourages
support for the bill.
The only way you'd qualify for the dividend is if you were an
Alaskan who volunteered. Also, Peace Corps volunteers make a
very small stipend and receiving the dividend may make a
difference in paying off a small debt or coming home for a visit
with family.
4:14:00 PM
CHAIR THERRIAULT reviewed several emails then discussed the
living allowance and $6,000 separation stipend each volunteer
receives. Some emails supported and some opposed the measure
showing that even the volunteers are split on the issue. He said
he'd like to know why some volunteers portray the allowance as
not enough to get by while others say it's intentionally
designed to allow you to live at a calculated level in the
society in which you are serving.
4:17:04 PM
SENATOR BETTYE DAVIS pointed out the Permanent Fund dividend
isn't based on how much you make or don't make. The $6,000
stipend shouldn't even be taken into consideration.
CHAIR THERRIAULT agreed the dividend is available to all
Alaskans who meet certain residency requirements. But just
because you haven't met those requirements for several years and
are excluded from receiving a dividend doesn't mean that you
have been deemed not to be an Alaska resident. It simply means
you didn't meet the residency requirements.
4:18:24 PM
CHAIR THERRIAULT opened public testimony.
PAM RANDLES, Haines resident, advised she sent a supporting
letter to the committee. She had been a Peace Corps volunteer
and has been a Peace Corps trainer for a number of years.
She made several points. The Peace Corps is part of the U.S.
government, which draws a line between Peace Corps volunteers
and missionaries from private organizations. Wages are based on
annual cost of living surveys that are sent to Congress. Wage
adjustments aren't made quickly so if there's a lot of inflation
in a country the volunteer's wage is unlikely to keep pace. When
volunteers say they were comfortable, they're probably telling
the truth and when some say they barely scraped by, they're
probably telling the truth as well.
The Peace Corps has three goals: technical assistance for people
in the host country; cultural exchange; bringing skills and
knowledge home. Volunteers bring skills home and serve various
Alaskan communities well. She asked the committee to honor that
service by restoring the dividend.
4:22:04 PM
RUSS WALKER, Anchorage, said he served in the Peace Corps in
Africa from 1999-2001. Peace Corps volunteers are very
responsive in clarifying where we stand in the world and where
Alaska is with respect to its natural resources. In addition
it's high-risk service and the volunteers are in harms way.
In closing he quoted a portion of President Bush's 2002 State of
the Union address to demonstrate his view regarding the
importance of the Peace Corps and its volunteers who represent
the United States and Alaska and bring back a great deal to
their home communities.
4:31:40 PM
BRIAN BRUBAKER, Anchorage, said his wife was a member of the
Peace Corps and he's had the pleasure of knowing a number of
volunteers. He said the volunteers return to Alaska and offer
service to their community and bring an understanding of other
cultures. Alaskans have a special spirit and are always ready to
help people in need. These volunteers are serving their country
and others in need. That deserves our respect and recognition,
he said.
4:33:35 PM
ELIZABETH CUADRA, Juneau, advised that her letter is in the bill
packet. She served in the Peace Corps after retirement working
with farmers as a horticultural extension agent in Nepal. Her
living allowance was $150 per month and she received an
adjustment allowance when she returned home.
The second year she was away she couldn't get her dividend
because the 1998 legislature struck Peace Corps service from the
list of allowable absences. This was a big mistake and she hopes
this legislature will remedy that.
You can draw a bright line distinguishing Peace Corps volunteers
and the military from people in CARE, Save the Children, or
church missionary groups, she asserted. The Peace Corps is a
part of the U.S. government and volunteers undergo risks that
are similar to the military.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks recognized the importance of
the Peace Corps and set up two masters international programs.
Peace Corps service is considered a learning experience to the
extent that it is made part of a masters program. Tuition is
deferred for two years and a certain amount of credit is
awarded.
She gave several examples of the outreach programs that
volunteers participated in to fulfill the third Peace Corps
goal, which is bringing skills and knowledge home. In one year
here in Juneau she and other volunteers visited 60 to 70 classes
to give lectures.
4:44:11 PM
CHAIR THERRIAULT said the concept of spreading democracy does
mean something. He described a Rotary program and offered the
opinion that other than the fact that the Peace Corps is a
government sponsored program it's difficult to differentiate and
evaluate the benefit that Alaskans do or don't get from the
different programs.
MS. CUADRA responded she'd like to see more programs like the
one he described. She'd also support a requirement for students
graduating from high school to spend one year in a developing
country. She suggested they would return home as better citizens
of their community and state just like Peace Corps volunteers
do.
CHAIR THERRIAULT said if the government required the service
there would be an allowable absence. That's not the case; the
program is voluntary just like other worthwhile programs. He
questioned how you could draw the line and include one and not
the other.
MS. CUADRA asked if serving in the National Guard, the Army
Reserve, or the military is voluntary.
CHAIR THERRIAULT replied it is voluntary, but he believes it's a
requirement of this country that we have those types of armed
forces and that's how he differentiates.
SENATOR HUGGINS thanked Ms. Cuadra for her service and
apologized for the fact that she lost her dividend after she
joined the Peace Corps. He then reiterated the view that he's
not inclined to open the window wider. Rules are rules and
volunteers know what they are when they sign up. We'd all be
better served if we recognize that rules are for all of us, he
said.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked about the graduate program web site.
MS. CUADRA described how to navigate the Peace Corps web site to
learn about the graduate program offered by UAF.
CHAIR THERRIAULT said he'd like to look at that.
He asked Representative McGuire if historical lists of the
volunteers from Alaska are available. He'd like to review the
trend for volunteering and to learn more about the stipend. In
addition he was curious whether Senator Dyson's bill dealing
with U.S. Foreign Service agents' eligibility for the Permanent
Fund was initially part of this bill.
REPRESENTATIVE McGuire explained that Senator Dyson asked her to
include the U.S. Foreign Service and she did so.
CHAIR THERRIAULT said he would discuss the various options with
Senator Dyson before moving forward.
REPRESENTATIVE McGuire asked the committee to consider that
Peace Corps volunteers are different than other types of
volunteers. When Peace Corps volunteers sign up for service they
take an oath that isn't revocable regardless of changes in
circumstance, instability, and/or insurrection. Also, when the
President of the United States recognizes the Peace Corps as a
service to the country it raises it to a different level. The
structure of the program, the history and purpose of its
creation, and the mission that it has clearly makes the
difference.
CHAIR THERRIAULT remarked if the President were asked, he
probably wouldn't say that the omission of mentioning the other
programs would mean that they are a lesser service.
REPRESENTATIVE McGUIRE answered, "I don't know that."
4:53:29 PM
CHAIR THERRIAULT set CSHB 127(FIN)am aside.
CHAIR THERRIAULT called a break from 4:53:33 PM to 5:00:16 PM.
CSHB 178(STA) am -SPECIAL REQUEST LICENSE PLATES
5:00:20 PM
CHAIR GENE THERRIAULT announced HB 178 to be up for
consideration.
KONRAD JACKSON, Staff to Representative Kurt Olson, explained
that HB 178 deals with special request license plates. With few
exceptions, all non-commercial vehicles can display non-standard
license plates and under HB 178 all license plates would be made
available for use on all motor vehicles.
Certain plates would continue to carry eligibility requirements.
Those include plates for: Alaska Army National Guard members,
Purple Heart recipients, and Veterans. Fees for specialty plates
would be collected in addition to the current registration fees.
CHAIR THERRIAULT noted the bill was amended to allow elected
state officials to retain their registration plates after
expiration.
MR. JACKSON explained that the concern is that the statutes
don't allow elected state officials to retain legislative
license plates that are expired. After speaking with Mr. Bannock
and Ms. Varni, he learned that there had never been a problem
and neither expressed an interest in getting the expired plates
back. Nonetheless the bill was amended in the House State
Affairs Committee as a point of clarification.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked Mr. Bannock for the department's view on
the bill.
DUANNE BANNOCK, Director, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department
of Administration, announced the division cheerfully endorses HB
178. It would be easier to meet internal goals and objectives
while meeting the number one goal of being customer friendly.
CHAIR THERRIAULT questioned why just certain categories were
included for specialty plates.
MR. BANNOCK responded it's probably because the designations
were made at different times. Historically commercial vehicles
were identified as such by the final two letters of a seven-
digit license plate. Today the system only allows a six-digit
license plate and the numbers or letters are tied to the vehicle
registration regardless of the combination.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked if he was also representing the
Department of Public Safety and whether the Troopers care one
way or another.
MR. BANNOCK responded he would never be so bold as to speak for
another department, but in ongoing discussions between
departments it's clear that the license plate letter and number
combination is used to identify the owner and the physical
description of the vehicle. The color and style of the plate
makes no difference.
SENATOR CHARLIE HUGGINS asked if the bill would make it possible
for legislative plates to be retained on the mantel or on the
vehicle.
MR. BANNOCK replied the bill would make it legal to retain the
expired legislative plate on the mantle. Clearly the expired
license plate could not be retained on the vehicle.
SENATOR HUGGINS asked: "Do we presently, in the State of Alaska,
have any sort of revenue from license plates kind of things
that's designated to any sort of fund source?"
MR. BANNOCK answered yes, but he wouldn't use the word
"designated." The revenue from the sale of several styles of
license plates is accounted for separately. He described the
programs for the veteran's commemorative plates, the University
of Alaska plates, and the Children's Trust (KID) plates all of
which have a one-time up-front fee followed by a special fee
when the vehicle is re-registered.
5:10:05 PM
SENATOR HUGGINS asked for an estimate of the annual revenue
collected on each those specialty plates.
MR. BANNOCK said the commemorative veteran plate is the most
recent and when he last checked eight plates had been sold for
$800. He estimated close to 600 KID plates had been sold. They
have a one-time fee of $50, which would amount to $3,000. He
didn't have information on the University of Alaska plates.
CHAIR THERRIAULT questioned whether the specialty plates are
standard in size.
MR. BANNOCK explained that license plate size is just one of a
number of nationwide standards.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked if the word "Alaska" is the same size on
all plates.
MR. BANNOCK said he thought so.
CHAIR THERRIAULT noted the bill had one fiscal note and asked
for the will of the committee.
SENATOR WAGONER motioned to report CSHB 178(STA)am and attached
fiscal note from committee with individual recommendations.
There being no objection, it was so ordered.
5:13:59 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Therriault adjourned the meeting at 5:14:02 PM.
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