SB 134-CHILD SUPPORT AWARDS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:40:33 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  FRENCH announced  the  consideration of  SB  134, "An  Act                                                               
relating  to  child  support awards;  and  repealing  Rule  90.3,                                                               
Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure." He  asked for a motion to adopt                                                               
the committee substitute (CS).                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:40:46 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI moved  to adopt  the work  draft CS  for SB                                                               
134, labeled 27-LS0671\D, as the working document.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  FRENCH announced  that without  objection,  version D  was                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:40:53 PM                                                                                                                    
CINDY  SMITH, staff  to  Senator French,  explained  that the  CS                                                               
places Court Rule 90.3 in statute.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH relayed  that he was uncomfortable  with both moving                                                               
the court  rule into  statute and changing  the method  for child                                                               
support calculations. Because  most of the testimony  at the last                                                               
hearing appeared  to oppose the  new calculations, he  decided on                                                               
the  one-step  process   to  move  the  rule   into  statute  The                                                               
calculation  remains the  same. He  then  noted that  he had  two                                                               
conceptual amendments to offer.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH moved Amendment 1.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                          AMENDMENT 1                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     Page 6, line 21, replace the words "a court" with "the                                                                     
     tribunal"                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH  found no objection  and announced that  Amendment 1                                                               
passed.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH moved Amendment 2.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                          AMENDMENT 2                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
      Page 9, line 12, following the word "or" insert the                                                                       
     word "monthly"                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:42:49 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR FRENCH  found no objection  and announced that  Amendment 2                                                               
passed.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:42:56 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to report CS  for SB 134, version D as                                                               
amended,  from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  FRENCH  announced  CSSB 134(JUD)  moved  from  the  Senate                                                               
Judiciary Standing Committee.