00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 171(STA) am 01 "An Act relating to the date and time for convening regular legislative sessions, certain 02 procedures of the legislature, the date for organizing the Legislative Budget and Audit 03 Committee, and deadlines for certain matters or reports to be filed or delivered to the 04 legislature or a legislative committee; prohibiting bonuses for legislative employees; and 05 providing for an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07  * Section 1. AS 18.65.085(b) is amended to read: 08 (b) The commissioner of public safety shall prepare [, WITHIN 30 DAYS 09 FROM THE DATE THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES,] a report concerning the 10 activities of the narcotic drugs and alcohol enforcement unit. The commissioner shall 11 notify the legislature on the first day of each regular session that the report is 12 available. The report must include, but is not limited to, the number of arrests made, 13 the kind, amount, and value of narcotic drugs and alcoholic beverages seized, the 01 sentences received by narcotic drug and alcohol offenders, and an overall view of the 02 narcotic drug and illicit alcohol problem in the state. 03  * Sec. 2. AS 18.65.086(b) is amended to read: 04 (b) The commissioner of public safety shall prepare, [WITHIN 30 DAYS 05 FROM THE DATE THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES] in odd-numbered years, a 06 report concerning the activities of the special unit on repeated child sexual abuse and 07 the criminal exploitation of children. The commissioner shall notify the legislature by  08 the first day of each regular session in an odd-numbered year that the report is 09 available. The report must include, but is not limited to, the number of arrests made in 10 cases of repeated child sexual abuse and the criminal exploitation of children, the 11 number of investigations that result in the Department of Health and Social Services 12 taking temporary or permanent custody of the child, the sentences received by persons 13 convicted in the state of child sexual abuse or criminal exploitation of a child, and an 14 overall view of the problems of child sexual abuse and the criminal exploitation of 15 children in the state. 16  * Sec. 3. AS 24.05.090 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 24.05.090. Duration of legislature; [REGULAR] sessions. Each  18 legislature has a duration of approximately two years, and sessions consist of a  19 "First Regular Session" that meets in the odd-numbered years, a "Second  20 Regular Session" that meets in the even-numbered years, and any special session  21 that the governor or the legislature calls. The legislature shall convene at the capital 22 for the First Regular Session [EACH YEAR] on the second Monday in January at 23 1:00 p.m. [10:00 A.M.]; however, following a gubernatorial election year, the 24 legislature shall convene on the third Tuesday in January at 1:00 p.m. The legislature  25 shall convene at the capital for the Second Regular Session on the second  26 Monday in February at 1:00 p.m. [10:00 A.M. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS 27 SECTION, EACH LEGISLATURE SHALL HAVE A DURATION OF TWO 28 YEARS AND SHALL CONSIST OF A "FIRST REGULAR SESSION," WHICH 29 SHALL MEET IN THE ODD-NUMBERED YEARS, AND A "SECOND 30 REGULAR SESSION," WHICH SHALL MEET IN THE EVEN-NUMBERED 31 YEARS, AND ANY SPECIAL SESSION OR SESSIONS THAT THE GOVERNOR 01 OR LEGISLATURE MAY FIND NECESSARY TO CALL]. 02  * Sec. 4. AS 24.08.035(a) is amended to read: 03 (a) Before a bill or resolution, except an appropriation bill, is reported from 04 the committee of first referral, there shall be attached to the bill a fiscal note 05 containing an estimate of the amount of the appropriation increase or decrease that 06 would result from enactment of the bill for the current fiscal year and five succeeding 07 fiscal years or, if the bill has no fiscal impact, a statement to that effect shall be 08 attached. The fiscal note or statement shall be prepared in conformity with the 09 requirements of this section by the department or departments affected and may be 10 reviewed by the office of management and budget. The fiscal note or statement shall 11 be delivered to the committee requesting it within three [FIVE] days of the request 12 [OR WITHIN TWO DAYS IF THE REQUEST IS MADE AFTER THE 90TH DAY 13 OF A REGULAR SESSION, OR DURING A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE 14 LEGISLATURE]. If the bill is presented by the governor for introduction in 15 accordance with AS 24.08.060(b) and the uniform rules of the legislature, the fiscal 16 note or statement shall be attached to the bill before the bill is introduced. An 17 amendment or a substitute bill proposed by a committee of referral that changes the 18 fiscal impact of a bill shall be explained in a revised fiscal note or statement attached 19 to the bill. 20  * Sec. 5. AS 24.08.050 is amended to read: 21 Sec. 24.08.050. Prefiling of bills and resolutions. Any member of the 22 legislature whose term extends into a forthcoming session or legislature, or a member- 23 elect may file a bill or resolution or a proposal for a bill or resolution with the 24 Legislative Affairs Agency at any time before January 1 preceding a First Regular  25 Session or at any time before February 1 preceding a Second Regular Session. 26 The agency shall place a prefiled bill or resolution that [, WHICH] is approved by the 27 sponsor [,] in proper form and deliver it to the chief clerk of the appropriate house on 28 the day on which the next session convenes or is organized for business. Prefiled bills 29 or resolutions shall be considered as introduced on the day of their delivery to each 30 house. 31  * Sec. 6. AS 24.10.220 is amended to read: 01 Sec. 24.10.220. Bonuses for certain legislative employees. An employee of  02 the legislature may not be awarded or paid a bonus that is in [IN] addition to 03 compensation authorized under AS 24.10.200 and 24.10.210 [, AN EMPLOYEE OF 04 THE LEGISLATURE MAY BE AWARDED AND PAID A BONUS TO REWARD 05 EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT, COMPETENCY, JOB PERFORMANCE, OR 06 UNCOMPENSATED OVERTIME. HOWEVER, AFTER JANUARY 1, 2005, THE 07 AUTHORITY TO AWARD AND PAY A BONUS UNDER THIS SECTION IS 08 TERMINATED, AND BONUSES MAY NOT BE AWARDED OR PAID AFTER 09 THAT DATE]. 10  * Sec. 7. AS 24.20.171(a) is amended to read: 11 (a) The committee shall be organized within 10 [15] days after the 12 organization of each legislature. Members serve for the duration of the legislature 13 during which they are appointed. 14  * Sec. 8. AS 24.20.206 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 24.20.206. Duties. The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee shall 16 (1) [REPEALED 17 (2)] annually review the long-range operating plans of all agencies of 18 the state that perform lending or investment functions; 19 (2) [(3)] review periodic reports from all agencies of the state that 20 perform lending or investment functions; 21 (3) [(4)] prepare a complete report of investment programs, plans, 22 performance, and policies of all agencies of the state that perform lending or 23 investment functions and notify the legislature on or before the first day [WITHIN 24 30 DAYS AFTER THE CONVENING] of each regular session that the report is 25 available; 26 (4) [(5)] in conjunction with the finance committee of each house 27 recommend annually to the legislature the investment policy for the general fund 28 surplus and for the income from the permanent fund; 29 (5) [(6)] provide for an annual post audit and annual operational and 30 performance evaluation of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation investments and 31 investment programs; 01 (6) [(7)] provide for an annual operational and performance evaluation 02 of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and the Alaska Industrial Development 03 and Export Authority; the performance evaluation must include, but is not limited to, a 04 comparison of the effect on various sectors of the economy by public and private 05 lending, the effect on resident and nonresident employment, the effect on real wages, 06 and the effect on state and local operating and capital budgets of the programs of the 07 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and the Alaska Industrial Development and 08 Export Authority; 09 (7) [(8)] provide assistance to the trustees of the trust established in 10 AS 37.14.400 - 37.14.450 in carrying out their duties under AS 37.14.415. 11  * Sec. 9. AS 24.20.311 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 24.20.311. Reports. The committee shall file copies of its approved audit 13 reports including any committee recommendations with the governor, the agency 14 concerned, and the legislature. An annual report summarizing the audit reports and 15 committee recommendations made during the year shall be filed with the governor and 16 with the legislature on or before [WITHIN] the first day [FIVE DAYS] of each 17 regular session of the legislature. Reports shall be approved by a majority of the 18 committee before their release and shall be open to public inspection after their release 19 to the legislature. 20  * Sec. 10. AS 24.45.041(e) is amended to read: 21 (e) Within 15 [45] days after the convening of each regular session of the 22 legislature, the commission shall publish a directory of registered lobbyists, containing 23 the information prescribed in (b) of this section for each lobbyist and the photograph, 24 if any, furnished by a lobbyist under (c) of this section. From time to time thereafter 25 the commission shall publish those supplements to the directory that in the 26 commission's judgment may be necessary. The directory shall be made available to 27 public officials and to the public at the following locations: a public place adjacent to 28 the legislative chambers in the state capitol building, the office of the lieutenant 29 governor, the legislative reference library of the Legislative Affairs Agency, and the 30 commission's central office. 31  * Sec. 11. AS 37.07.040(7) is amended to read: 01 (7) provide the legislative finance division with an advance copy of the 02 governor's budget workbooks at least seven days before the legislature convenes in  03 a regular session [BY THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR, 04 EXCEPT THAT FOLLOWING A GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION YEAR THE 05 ADVANCE COPY SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE SECOND MONDAY IN 06 JANUARY]; 07  * Sec. 12. AS 37.07.070 is amended to read: 08 Sec. 37.07.070. Legislative review. The legislature shall consider the 09 governor's proposed comprehensive operating and capital improvements programs and 10 financial plans, evaluate alternatives to the plans, make program selections among the 11 various alternatives and determine, subject to available revenues, the level of funding 12 required to support authorized state services. The operating and capital budgets of 13 each agency shall be separately reviewed. During each regular session of the 14 legislature, legislative review of the governor's supplemental appropriation bills and 15 the governor's budget amendments shall be governed by the following time limits: 16 (1) requests by the governor for supplemental appropriations for state 17 agency operating and capital budgets for the current fiscal year may be introduced by 18 the rules committee only through the 30th legislative day in odd-numbered years  19 and through the fifth legislative day in even-numbered years; 20 (2) requests by the governor for budget amendments to state agency 21 budgets for the budget fiscal year may be received and reviewed by the finance 22 committees only through the 30th legislative day in odd-numbered years and  23 through the 15th [45TH] legislative day in even-numbered years. 24  * Sec. 13. AS 37.10.050(c) is amended to read: 25 (c) Except as provided in AS 37.10.052(a), each state agency shall annually 26 review fees collected by the agency. By October 1, each state agency shall submit a 27 report to the office of management and budget regarding existing fee levels set by the 28 agency by regulation and adjustments made to fee levels by the agency during the 29 previous fiscal year, and recommended adjustments in fees set by statute that the 30 agency collects. Each year by December 15, the office of management and budget 31 shall submit a report to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee summarizing the 01 reports and recommendations and the extent to which the fee adjustments have been 02 incorporated in the governor's budget. Within five [30] days after the convening of 03 each regular session of the legislature, the committee shall prepare a report on the 04 status of fee regulations and making recommendations for changes in regulations or 05 statutes as appropriate. The committee shall notify the legislature that the report is 06 available. 07  * Sec. 14. AS 38.04.022(b) is amended to read: 08 (b) Within five [30] days after the legislature convenes in regular session, the 09 Department of Natural Resources shall notify the legislature that a report reflecting all 10 money deposited in the fund established under (a) of this section during the prior fiscal 11 year is available. 12  * Sec. 15. AS 38.05.027(b) is amended to read: 13 (b) A summary of agreements entered into under this section shall be 14 submitted to the legislature within five [30] days of the beginning of each regular 15 session. 16  * Sec. 16. AS 39.05.080(1) is amended to read: 17 (1) Each governor shall present to the legislature the names of the 18 persons appointed by that governor; each governor may present the name of a person 19 appointed by a previous governor; only presentment that occurs during the time that 20 the legislature is in regular session constitutes presentment under this section. The 21 governor shall, within the first 15 [30] days after the legislature convenes in regular 22 session, or, following a gubernatorial election year, within the first 30 days after  23 the legislature convenes in regular session, present to the legislature for 24 confirmation the names of the following persons: (A) persons appointed to a position 25 or membership who have not previously been confirmed by the legislature, and (B) 26 persons to be appointed to fill a position or membership the term of which will expire 27 on or before March 1 during that session of the legislature. If an appointment is made 28 after the first presentment deadline [30 DAYS OF THE CONVENING OF THE 29 REGULAR SESSION] but while the legislature is in regular session, the governor 30 shall immediately present to the legislature for confirmation the name of the person 31 appointed. 01  * Sec. 17. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 02 read: 03 REPORT ON 90-DAY REGULAR SESSION. The Alaska Legislative Council shall 04 prepare and deliver a report to each house of the legislature considering issues related to the 05 duration of the regular session and making recommendations regarding the amendment or 06 repeal of any statutes or Uniform Rules implementing the 90-day regular session. The report 07 may be delivered at any time before the regular session is convened in 2010. By July 1, 2008, 08 the Alaska Legislative Council shall notify the chief clerk, the senate secretary, and each of 09 the presiding officers of the date the report will be delivered. 10 * Sec. 18. This Act takes effect January 1, 2008.