SENATE BILL NO. 69                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the Board of Chiropractic                                                                              
     Examiners and the practice of chiropractic."                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
5:50:02 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Kelly  MOVED to ADOPT the  committee substitute for                                                                    
SB 69, 29-LS0704\S (Bruce, 4/4/16).                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon OBJECTED for DISCUSSION.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
ERIN  SHINE, STAFF,  SENATOR ANNA  MACKINNON, explained  the                                                                    
committee substitute.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon  WITHDREW the  OBJECTION. There  being NO                                                                    
OBJECTION, the proposed committee substitute was adopted.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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SENATOR  BILL  STOLTZE,  SPONSOR,  expressed  gratitude  for                                                                    
fixing some issues in the bill.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
5:53:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JANEY   HOVENDEN,   DIRECTOR,  DIVISION   OF   CORPORATIONS,                                                                    
BUSINESS   AND   PROFESSIONAL   LICENSING,   DEPARTMENT   OF                                                                    
COMMERCE,  COMMUNITY  AND ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT,  introduced                                                                    
herself. She stated that there  was a previous higher fiscal                                                                    
note, so  the current version  would reduce the  fiscal note                                                                    
to $2,500 for a regulation project.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon  queried the  location of the  new fiscal                                                                    
note. Ms.  Hovenden replied that  her staff did not  draft a                                                                    
fiscal note until the committee substitute was complete.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
5:54:55 PM                                                                                                                    
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5:55:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon  wanted to ensure  that there  would only                                                                    
be an  FY 17 one-time  expenditure for  regulation adoption,                                                                    
with the out years at zero. Ms. Hovenden agreed.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson wondered  if the Alaska Board  of Medicine was                                                                    
in support of the bill.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon wondered if  the Alaska Board of Medicine                                                                    
was in  support of  the bill.  Senator Stoltze  replied that                                                                    
there were discussions with the  medical community, and they                                                                    
did not have a position on the bill.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon   queried  a  companion   bill.  Senator                                                                    
Stoltze replied in the negative.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon stated  that the  bill would  go to  the                                                                    
other body for consideration.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Olson  wondered  if  conversations  were  with  the                                                                    
Medical Association  or the  Medical Board.  Senator Stoltze                                                                    
replied  that   there  was  only   a  conversation   with  a                                                                    
representative from the Medical Association.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Kelly   MOVED  to  REPORT  CSSB   69(FIN)  out  of                                                                    
committee  with  individual   recommendations  and  attached                                                                    
fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dunleavy declared his conflict of interest.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CSSB   69   was  REPORTED   out   of   committee  with   "no                                                                    
recommendation"  and with  one new  fiscal impact  note from                                                                    
the Senate Finance Committee for Department of Commerce,                                                                        
Community and Economic Development.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
5:59:40 PM                                                                                                                    
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6:01:31 PM                                                                                                                    
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Co-Chair MacKinnon discussed the following day's agenda.