SENATE RULES COMMITTEE February 24, 1994 1:52 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Rick Halford, Chair Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chair Senator Suzanne Little MEMBERS ABSENT Senator George Jacko Senator Fred Zharoff COMMITTEE CALENDAR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(FIN) "An Act relating to registration of and information about sex offenders and amending Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure 11(c) and 32(b)." PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION HB 69 - See Judiciary minutes dated 4/14/93 & 4/20/93. Finance report 4/28/93. Rules minutes dated 4/28/93. WITNESS REGISTER Doug Wooliver, Staff to House Majority State Capitol Juneau, AK 99801-1182 POSITION STATEMENT: Offered information on SCS CSHB 69(RLS) ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 94-2, SIDE A Number 001 CHAIRMAN RICK HALFORD called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 1:58 p.m. CHAIRMAN HALFORD opened the public hearing on CSHB 69 SEX(FIN) (OFFENDER REGISTRATION). He explained that the bill was on the Senate floor on April 29, 1993, where several amendments were offered by a member of the minority, and it was then returned to the Rules Committee. He directed attention to a proposed SCS CSHB 69(RLS) which he said deals with those questions in a way that is agreeable to both the minority member and the sponsor of the legislation. Number 015 DOUG WOOLIVER, staff to Representative Ramona Barnes, voiced Representative Barnes' support for the changes made in SCS CSHB 69(RLS). He then outlined the following differences in the two versions of the bill: (1) Page 2, line 12: The House version provides that the sex offender shall register within seven days of release from a state correctional facility. The Senate CS adds "in-state" before the words "correctional facility." This addresses the concern that the definition of "state correctional facility" is such that it doesn't include contract jails, soft beds, etc. (2) Page 2, paragraph (3): A sex offender who is serving a sentence for a sex offense conviction in Alaska, but who serves that sentence outside of the state, has to register after becoming physically present in the state after release. The House version provides the sex offender shall register within 14 days after becoming physically present in the state, and the Senate version changes that requirement to within seven days after becoming physically present in the state. (3) On page 3, line 13 of the Rules SCS a definition of "correctional facility" was added that encompasses all the various types of correctional facilities. (4) On page 5, line 2 of the Rules SCS the fee for an information request may not be greater than $10. The House version provides that the fee may not be greater than $5. (5) Effective dates in the applicability section (Section 12) were changed from "January 1, 1994" in the House version to "July 1, 1994" in the Rules SCS. Number 078 SENATOR RIEGER moved that SCS CSHB 69(RLS) be adopted. Hearing no objection, the motion carried. Number 082 There being no other witnesses present to testify on the changes made in SCS CSHB 69(RLS), CHAIRMAN HALFORD asked for a calendaring motion. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SCS CSHB 69(RLS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. There being no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 1:59 p.m.