SCS HB 90(JUD): "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date."
00SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 90(JUD) 01 "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended 02 by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 14.20.345(d) is amended to read: 05 (d) The governing body of the district may agree to continue the teacher's 06 retirement contributions if the teacher agrees to pay the [REQUIRED SEVEN] percent 07 required under AS 14.25.050 of the salary the teacher would have received during 08 the leave of absence and reimburse the district for the district's required retirement 09 contribution. Each year of leave of absence then would count as a year of retirement 10 service. 11 * Sec. 2. AS 15.15.070(h) is amended to read: 12 (h) An abbreviated form of the notice published under (b) of this section shall 13 be broadcast on one or more radio or television stations in each of the four judicial 14 [MAJOR ELECTION] districts. The broadcast notice must include at a minimum the
01 date of the election, the hours between which the polling places will be open, the 02 names of the newspapers in which the notice is published, and the dates of publication 03 in the newspapers. 04 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.440 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 16.05.440. EXPIRATION DATE FOR LICENSES. Licenses issued under 06 AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.723 [AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.720] expire at the close of 07 December 31 following their issuance or, for licenses that are valid for two years, after 08 December 31 of the year after the year of issuance, and shall be renewed upon 09 application and payment of the license fees required by AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.723 10 [AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.720]. 11 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.510 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 16.05.510. UNLICENSED VESSEL UNLAWFUL. A person may not 13 operate a [OPERATION WITHOUT A VESSEL LICENSE OF ANY] vessel to which 14 AS 16.05.490 - 16.05.530 apply without a vessel license [IS UNLAWFUL], whether 15 the absence of a vessel license results from initial failure to purchase or from another 16 reason [ REVOCATION BY THE COMMISSIONER]. 17 * Sec. 5. AS 16.05.930(g) is amended to read: 18 (g) AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.723 [AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.720] do not apply to an 19 activity authorized by a permit issued under AS 16.40.100 or 16.40.120, or to a person 20 or vessel employed in an activity authorized by a permit issued under AS 16.40.100 21 or 16.40.120. 22 * Sec. 6. AS 16.20.590(17) is amended to read: 23 (17) Township 9 South, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian (only tide 24 and submerged land and waters east of a line from Anchor Point to Point Pogibshi); 25 * Sec. 7. AS 16.20.590 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 26 (22) Township 9 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian (only tide 27 and submerged land and waters). 28 * Sec. 8. AS 18.08.020 is amended to read: 29 Sec. 18.08.020. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL 30 SERVICES. There is established in the department an Advisory Council on 31 Emergency Medical Services. The council shall
01 [(1)] advise the commissioner with regard to the planning and 02 implementation of a statewide emergency medical services system [; 03 (2) ASSIST THE STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING 04 COUNCIL IN PERFORMING ITS DUTIES UNDER AS 18.07.011 RELATING TO 05 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES]. 06 * Sec. 9. AS 18.26.030(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) The authority shall be managed and controlled by a seven-person board of 08 directors, who serve at the pleasure of the governor, consisting of 09 (1) the commissioner of revenue, who shall also chair the board; 10 (2) the commissioner of health and social services; 11 (3) the commissioner of community and regional affairs; 12 (4) four public members, appointed by the governor [FROM AMONG 13 THE NOMINEES SUBMITTED BY THE FOLLOWING: 14 (A) EACH HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY IN THE STATE, 15 ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 42 U.S.C. 300 16 l - 1, WHICH SHALL SUBMIT THREE NOMINEES FROM AMONG THE 17 MEMBERS OF THAT AGENCY; 18 (B) THE STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING 19 COUNCIL, ESTABLISHED BY AS 18.07.011, WHICH SHALL SUBMIT 20 TWO NOMINEES FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS]. 21 * Sec. 10. AS 18.55.130(b) is amended to read: 22 (b) Except in the case of leased housing as provided in 42 U.S.C. 1437f [42 23 U.S.C. 1421b, AS AMENDED], the corporation shall fix the income limits for 24 occupancy of its low-cost housing projects and rents that are approved by the United 25 States Department of Housing and Urban Development after taking into consideration 26 (1) the family size, composition, age, physical handicaps, and other 27 factors that might affect the rent-paying ability of the family; and 28 (2) the economic factors that affect the financial stability and solvency 29 of the project. 30 * Sec. 11. AS 18.55.130(c) is amended to read: 31 (c) Rents and requirements for admission to low-cost housing projects as
01 provided in (a) and (b) of this section must be so established that a gap of at least 20 02 percent, except in the case of an elderly family or displaced family or in the case of 03 leased housing under 42 U.S.C. 1437f [42 U.S.C. 1421b, AS AMENDED], will be left 04 between the upper rental limits for admission to low-cost housing projects of the 05 corporation and the lowest rents at which private enterprise unaided by public subsidy 06 is providing housing substantially similar to the low-cost housing projects of the 07 corporation. 08 * Sec. 12. AS 18.60.315 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 18.60.315. INSPECTION STANDARDS. The 1992 [1991] edition of the 10 National Board Inspection Code Manual for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors 11 constitutes the minimum boiler and pressure vessel inspection standard of the state for 12 boilers and pressure vessels after they have received their initial inspection certificates 13 from the Department of Labor. The Department of Labor may adopt regulations for 14 the maximum practical implementation of the manual and may grant an exception from 15 a specific provision of the manual when the department determines that the 16 implementation of the provision would be impractical. 17 * Sec. 13. AS 18.60.800(a) is amended to read: 18 (a) Except as provided in this subsection, the 1990 edition of the American 19 Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 - 1990 [NATIONAL STANDARDS 20 INSTITUTE] Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators [(ANSI/ASME A17.1)] 21 published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is adopted as the 22 minimum elevator safety code in the state. Section 1001.1, Inspection and Test Periods, 23 and Part XXII, Shipboard Elevators, of the American Society of Mechanical 24 Engineers [NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE] Safety Code for Elevators and 25 Escalators, are not adopted as a part of the minimum elevator safety code in the state. 26 * Sec. 14. AS 21.18.110(f)(4) is repealed and reenacted to read: 27 (4) for annuities and guaranteed interest contracts valued on a change 28 in fund basis, the weighting factors shown in (3) of this subsection are increased by 29 .15 for plan type A, .25 for plan type B, and .05 for plan type C; 30 * Sec. 15. AS 21.18.110(f)(5) is repealed and reenacted to read: 31 (5) for annuities and guaranteed interest contracts valued on an issue
01 year basis, other than those with no cash settlement options, which do not guarantee 02 interest on considerations received more than one year after issue or purchase and for 03 annuities and guaranteed interest contracts valued on a change in fund basis which do 04 not guarantee interest rates on considerations received more than 12 months beyond 05 the valuation date, the weighting factors shown in (3) of this subsection or derived in 06 (4) of this subsection are increased by .05. 07 * Sec. 16. AS 24.60.070(a) is amended to read: 08 (a) A legislator or legislative employee shall disclose to the committee, which 09 shall maintain a public record of the disclosure and forward the disclosure to the 10 respective house for inclusion in the journal, the formation or maintenance of a close 11 economic association involving a substantial financial matter with 12 (1) a supervisor who is not a member of the legislature who has 13 responsibility or authority, either directly or indirectly, over the person's employment, 14 including preparing or reviewing performance evaluations, or granting or approving 15 pay raises or promotions; this paragraph does not apply to a public member of the 16 committee; 17 (2) legislators; 18 (3) a public official who is required to file a financial disclosure 19 statement under AS 39.50 and is not an appointed municipal officer; 20 (4) a registered lobbyist; or 21 (5) a legislative employee if the person required to make the disclosure 22 is a legislator. 23 * Sec. 17. AS 39.35.680(8) is amended to read: 24 (8) "compensation" means the total remuneration earned by an 25 employee for personal services rendered to an employer, including employee 26 contributions under AS 39.35.160, cost-of-living differentials only as provided in 27 AS 39.35.675, payments for leave that is actually used by the employee, the amount 28 by which the employee's wages are reduced under AS 39.30.150(c), and any amount 29 deferred under an employer-sponsored deferred compensation plan, but does not 30 include retirement benefits, severance pay or other separation bonuses, welfare 31 benefits, per diem, expense allowances, workers' compensation payments,
01 [INCENTIVE CASH AWARDS UNDER AS 39.51.120,] or payments for leave not 02 used by the employee whether those leave payments are scheduled payments, 03 lump-sum payments, donations, or cash-ins; 04 * Sec. 18. AS 41.23.500(1)(B) is amended to read: 05 (B) Township 17 North, Range 7 West, Seward Meridian 06 Section 6: Otter Lake, Weenie Lake, and the remaining 07 state-owned land in [THAT PORTION OF] the SW1/4 08 [IN TRACT B, ASLA 81-77] 09 Section 7: Otter Lake and Tracts F-2 and F-3 of ASLS 10 79-147 11 Section 18: S1/2, W1/2NW1/4 12 Section 19 13 Sections 30 - 31 14 Section 32: W1/2 15 * Sec. 19. AS 44.29.100 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 44.29.100. ADVISORY BOARD ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG 17 ABUSE. There is established in the Department of Health and Social Services an 18 advisory board on alcoholism and drug abuse. [THE BOARD SHALL FUNCTION 19 AS A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE STATEWIDE HEALTH 20 COORDINATING COUNCIL ESTABLISHED UNDER AS 18.07.011.] 21 * Sec. 20. AS 47.30.475(b) is amended to read: 22 (b) Money available under this section shall be awarded by the department to 23 applicants on the basis of community need, [BUT ONLY IF THE AWARD IS 24 CONSISTENT WITH THE ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DEVELOPED 25 UNDER 42 U.S.C. 300l - 2(b)(2) (NATIONAL HEALTH RESOURCES PLANNING 26 AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974) BY THE HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY 27 FOR THE HEALTH SYSTEM AREA IN WHICH THE APPLICANT IS LOCATED 28 AND THE STATE HEALTH PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE STATEWIDE HEALTH 29 COORDINATING COUNCIL UNDER 42 U.S.C. 300m - 3(c)(2)(A), AND ONLY] 30 after consideration of comment and advice of the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and 31 Drug Abuse. In awarding grants, the department shall further consider the amount of
01 money that is available for all applications and whether an application would 02 contribute to the wise development of a comprehensive program of alcoholic and drug 03 abuse rehabilitation and prevention. 04 * Sec. 21. AS 08.03.010(c)(12); AS 08.64.380(5); AS 10.06.960(d); AS 18.07.011, 05 18.07.111(7), 18.07.111(10); AS 18.08.090(11); AS 39.25.120(c)(20); AS 44.41.100, 06 44.41.110, 44.41.120, 44.41.130; AS 44.66.010(a)(13); and AS 47.30.475(e)(4) are repealed. 07 * Sec. 22. Section 17 of this Act takes effect only if AS 39.51 is repealed on July 1, 1993. 08 If sec. 17 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect July 1, 1993. 09 * Sec. 23. Except as provided in sec. 22 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately 10 under AS 01.10.070(c).