SENATE RULES COMMITTEE May 7, 1995 1:18 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Mike Miller, Chair Senator Drue Pearce, Vice Chair Senator Bert Sharp Senator Jim Duncan Senator Judy Salo MEMBERS ABSENT All members present COMMITTEE CALENDAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT: SARA E. GAY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT: JAMES E. EASON CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 17(L&C) am "An Act expanding the services that may be offered by an electric cooperative to include sewer and water and gas services when authorized by the Alaska Public Utilities Commission, and to include direct satellite television services; relating to officers of a telephone or electric cooperative; relating to amendment of the articles of incorporation of a telephone or electric cooperative; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 116(L&C) "An Act exempting the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute from the State Procurement Code." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 130(FIN) am(reengrossed) "An Act relating to the adoption, amendment, and repeal of regulations." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 140(FSH) "An Act relating to surety bonds required of certain fish processors." SENATE BILL NO. 158 "An Act relating to pharmacists and pharmacies." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 44(FIN) am "An Act relating to reporting by permittees, licensees, and vendors; relating to municipal regulation of charitable gaming; providing that a political group is not a qualified organization for purposes of charitable gaming, other than raffles, and relating to those raffles; relating to identification to the public of each permittee that will benefit from the sale of each pull-tab series and each bingo session; providing that the proceeds from charitable gaming, other than certain raffles conducted by a political organization, may not be contributed to a political party or other political group; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am "An Act relating to certain licenses and applications for licenses for persons who are not in substantial compliance with orders, judgments, or payment schedules for child support; relating to the duty to support children of minor parents; relating to the program of aid to families with dependent children, including the payment of aid in the case of pregnant minors and minors who are parents; proposing special demonstration projects within the program of aid to families with dependent children and directing the Department of Health and Social Services to seek waivers from the federal government to implement the projects; amending Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 90.3; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 217(L&C) am(efd fld) "An Act relating to teacher tenure, teacher layoff and rehire rights, public access to information on public school collective bargaining, and to the right of tenured teachers to judicial review of decisions of nonretention or dismissal; and relating to retirement for certain employees of school districts, regional resource centers, the state boarding school, and regional educational attendance areas." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 219(FIN) "An Act relating to medical care for prisoners; and authorizing special medical parole for severely medically disabled or quadriplegic prisoners." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 234(JUD) "An Act relating to administrative adjudication under the Administrative Procedure Act." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 315(FIN) "An Act relating to the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation and to the financing of technological developments by public corporations of the state; relating to the financing of the Kodiak launch complex, the Fairbanks satellite ground station space park, and a low-rank coal water fuel technology project; and relating to a feasibility study to be conducted concerning the establishment of a Challenger Learning Center for the study of science and technology." CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 24(FSH) Relating to reduction of wanton waste in North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea fisheries. CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 38(FSH) Relating to reauthorization of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 32(FIN) "An Act relating to administrative proceedings involving a determination of eligibility for a permanent fund dividend or authority to claim a dividend on behalf of another; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 107(FSH) "An Act relating to restrictions attached to certain commercial fisheries limited entry permits." SENATE BILL NO. 71 "An Act relating to deep freeze classics; and providing for an effective date." PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION HB 17 - Finance report 5/5/95. HB 116 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 4/6/95. Finance waived referral 5/5/95. HB 130 - State Affairs referral waived 5/3/95. Finance report 5/5/95. HB 140 - See Resources minutes dated 4/22/95. Finance referral waived 5/5/95. SB 158 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 4/25/95 & 5/2/95. HB 44 - See State Affairs minutes dated 4/25/95. Finance report 5/6/95. HB 78 - Finance report 5/6/95. HB 217 - Finance report 5/6/95. HB 219 - See Judiciary minutes dated 4/29/95 and 5/5/95. HB 234 - See Judiciary minutes dated 4/29/95 and 5/5/95. HB 315 - Finance report 5/6/95. HJR 24 - Resources minutes dated 5/5/95. HJR 38 - Resources minutes dated 5/5/95. HB 32 - Finance report 5/6/95. HB 107 - See Resources minutes dated 4/22/95. Finance report 5/6/95. SB 71 - See State Affairs minutes dated 3/21/95. Finance report 5/6/95. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 95-8, SIDE A CHAIRMAN MILLER called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 1:18 p.m. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 17(L&C) am (OFFICERS OF UTILITY COOPERATIVES) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 17(L&C) am be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 116(L&C) (EXEMPT ASMI FROM PROCUREMENT CODE) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 116(L&C) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 130(FIN) am (reengrossed) (REGULATION ADOPTION PROCEDURES & REVIEW) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 130(FIN) am (reengrossed) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 140(FSH) (SMALL FISH PROCESSOR SURETY BONDS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 140(FSH) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 158 (PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 158 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER stated the next order of business would be consideration of the professional services contract for Sara Gay. SENATOR PEARCE explained Ms. Gay is an attorney under contract to the Senate Resources Committee doing legal work on some of the states' rights issues for that committee. SENATOR DUNCAN stated his objection to approval of the contract for Sara Gay. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Pearce, Sharp and Miller voted "Yea" and Senators Salo and Duncan voted "Nay." CHAIRMAN MILLER stated the contract was approved. CHAIRMAN MILLER stated the next order of business would be consideration of the professional services contract for James Eason who is working for the Senate Resources Committee on oil and gas issues. SENATOR DUNCAN stated his objection to approval of the contract for James Eason. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Pearce, Sharp and Miller voted "Yea" and Senators Salo and Duncan voted "Nay." CHAIRMAN MILLER stated the contract was approved. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 44(FIN) am (GAMING PROCEEDS/DEFINE CHARITABLE ORG'NS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 44(FIN) am be approved for calendaring. SENATOR DUNCAN objected. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Pearce, Miller and Sharp voted "Yea" and Senators Salo and Duncan voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the motion carried. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 78(FIN) am (CHILD SUPPORT & AFDC PROGRAMS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 78(FIN) am be approved for calendaring. SENATOR DUNCAN objected. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Sharp, Pearce and Miller voted "Yea" and Senators Duncan and Salo voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the motion carried. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 217(L&C) am(efd fld) (TEACHER EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS & RETIREMENT) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 217(L&C) am(efd fld) be approved for calendaring. SENATOR DUNCAN objected. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Sharp, Pearce and Miller voted "Yea" and Senators Salo and Duncan voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the motion carried. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 219(FIN) (PAROLE OF TERMINALLY ILL PRISONERS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 219(FIN) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 234(JUD) (ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATIONS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 234(JUD) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 315(FIN) (FINANCING TECHNOLOGICAL PROJECTS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR DUNCAN moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 315(FIN) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHJR 24(FSH) (WASTE IN PACIFIC AND BERING SEA FISHERY) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHJR 24(FSH) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHJR 38(FSH) (MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION & MGMT ACT) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHJR 38(FSH) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 32(FIN) (PFD ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 32(FIN) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 107(FSH) (RESTRICTED LIMITED ENTRY PERMITS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR DUNCAN moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 107(FSH) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 71 (DEEP FREEZE CLASSIC) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR DUNCAN moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 71 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. There being no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.