HB 274-EXTEND: BD OF PSYCHOLOGISTS/PSYCH ASSOC.  3:32:43 PM CHAIR KITO announced that the next order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 274, "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners; and providing for an effective date." 3:33:08 PM CAITLYN ELLIS, Staff, Representative Sam Kito, Alaska State Legislature, presented HB 274 on behalf of Representative Kito, prime sponsor. She stated that the board had a "clean audit" and that the bill would extend the board to the maximum of eight years. 3:33:35 PM REPRESENTATIVE BIRCH asked whether the Board of Psychologists and Psychological Association Examiners reached out to membership for comments on the board's work. MS. ELLIS provided that the Board of Massage Therapists had created an informal questionnaire. She deferred to Allen Levy. 3:35:15 PM REPRESENTATIVE BIRCH clarified that he was referring to an informal poll. 3:35:47 PM ALLEN LEVY, Chair, Board of Psychologists and Psychological Associate Examiners, indicated that the board did have mechanisms in place for representatives of the membership to speak at meetings. The agenda was published in advance of every meeting which included comment from the licensees. They offered up to two hours of continuing education credit for attending board meetings. REPRESENTATIVE BIRCH thanked Mr. Levy for his service on the board. 3:37:49 PM CHAIR KITO opened public testimony on HB 274. After ascertaining that no one wished to testify, he closed public testimony. 3:38:44 PM REPRESENTATIVE WOOL moved to report HB 274 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, HB 274 was reported from the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.