SENATE RULES COMMITTEE April 11, 1995 12:05 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Mike Miller, Chair Senator Drue Pearce, Vice Chair Senator Bert Sharp Senator Judy Salo MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Jim Duncan COMMITTEE CALENDAR HOUSE BILL NO. 215 am "An Act relating to suspension of a student from a public school." SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19 Requesting the Congress to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to clarify that the term "public lands" means only federal land and water and that any extension of federal jurisdiction onto adjacent land and water is expressly prohibited. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25 Relating to a ban on trawling in the eastern Gulf of Alaska. SENATE BILL NO. 147 "An Act relating to a municipal river habitat protection tax credit." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 188(JUD) am "An Act creating the crime of indecent viewing or photography." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 169(RES) "An Act defining the scope of the responsibility of the Department of Natural Resources for regulating the mineral resources of the state." SENATE BILL NO. 88 "An Act establishing a pilot program for charter schools; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 6 "An Act relating to registration of a motor vehicle and suspension of a driver's license for failure to appear in court or failure to pay a fine." PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION HB 215 - See Health, Education & Social Services minutes dated 4/7/95. SJR 19 - See Resources Committee minutes dated 3/29/95, 4/8/95, and 4/10/95. HJR 25 - See Resources Committee minutes dated 4/7/95. SB 147 - See Resources minutes dated 4/7/95. HB 188 - See Judiciary minutes dated 3/27/95 and 4/7/95. HB 169 - See Resources minutes dated 3/22/95 & 4/7/95. SB 88 - See Health, Education & Social Services minutes dated 2/22/95, 3/1/95 and 3/8/95. Finance report 3/30/95. SB 6 - See State Affairs minutes dated 2/2/95 and Judiciary minutes dated 2/8/95. Finance report 3/30/95. WITNESS REGISTER Wendy Redman University of Alaska P.O. Box 155000 Fairbanks, AK 99775 POSITION STATEMENT: Offered information on HB 215 ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 95-6, SIDE A CHAIRMAN MILLER called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 12:05 p.m. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought HB 215 am (SUSPENSION OF STUDENTS) before the committee. He directed attention to a Rules SCS which adds the University of Alaska to the legislation. WENDY REDMAN, representing the University of Alaska, in speaking to the original intent of the legislation, said the reason it came up was a student in Anchorage pulled a gun on a volunteer in the school after school hours. Because that student wasn't attending school at the time, the way the current law is written they couldn't deal with the student. Ms. Redman said the University has a law on the books from 1949 when there was just the president of the University that says only the president of the University can expel or suspend students. The Rules SCS will allow the president to delegate that authority to the chancellor or another official on each campus, etc. There being no further discussion, CHAIRMAN MILLER asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved that SCS HB 215(RLS) be adopted and that it be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SJR 19 (ASK FEDS TO AMEND ANILCA) before the committee. There being no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent that SJR 19 be approved for calendaring. SENATOR DUNCAN objected. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Sharp, Pearce, Miller voted "Yea" and Senators Duncan, Salo voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the calendaring motion carried. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought HJR 25 (BAN TRAWLING IN EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA). There being no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent that HJR 25 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 147 (MUNICIPAL RIVER HABITAT TAX CREDIT) before the committee. There being no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SALO moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 147 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 188(JUD) am (INDECENT PHOTOGRAPHY) before the committee. There being no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 188(JUD) am be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. # CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 169(RES) (DEPT. NAT RES. IS LEAD AGENCY FOR MINING) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 169(RES) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 88 (PILOT PROGRAM FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 88 be approved for calendaring. SENATOR DUNCAN objected. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Sharp, Pearce, Salo, Miller voted "Yea" and Senator Duncan voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the calendaring motion carried. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 6 (SUSPEND DRIVERS LIC./ TRAFFIC OFFENSES) before the committee as the final order of business. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 6 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 12:12 p.m.