00                    HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17                                                                   
01 Suspending Rule 23(a), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, in response to the                                
02 COVID-19 pandemic.                                                                                                      
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04       WHEREAS the World Health Organization has declared the disease caused by the                                    
05 novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic; and                                                                            
06       WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the Governor declared a statewide public health                                   
07 disaster emergency to support the response to the COVID-19 disease outbreak; and                                        
08       WHEREAS the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature may be suspended by                                   
09 a two-thirds vote of the full membership of each house;                                                                 
10 BE IT RESOLVED that, under Rule 54, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                 
11 Legislature, the provisions of Rule 23(a), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature,                               
12 regarding the preceding-Thursday notice requirement and the five-day notice requirement for                             
13 a person who chairs a standing or special committee of the House of Representatives or the                              
14 Senate, are suspended during the Second Regular Session of the Thirty-First Alaska State                                
15 Legislature; a person who chairs a standing or special committee of the House of                                        
16 Representatives or the Senate shall post written notice of the time, place, and subject matter of                       
01 a meeting at least 24 hours before the meeting.