00                   SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1                                                                   
01 Proposing amendments to the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature relating to                                   
02 consideration by a committee during the interim between sessions of a measure referred                                  
03 to it.                                                                                                                  
04 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
05    * Section 1.  Rule 23(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended to read:                     
06            (e)  The provisions of (a) - (d) of this rule do not apply to meetings of                                    
07                 (1)  the Rules Committee when it meets for the purpose of preparing                                     
08       the daily calendar;                                                                                               
09                 (2)  the Committee on Committees referred to in Rule 1(e); or                                           
10                 (3)  a standing, special, or joint committee [COMMITTEES] when the                              
11       committee meets during the interim between sessions; however, at least 30 days'                               
12       public notice that includes the subject and number of the measure must be                                     
13       provided before the committee may meet to consider a measure that has been                                    
14       referred to it.                                                                                               
15    * Sec. 2.  Rule 24, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended by adding a                          

01 new subsection to read:                                                                                                 
02            (e)  A standing or special committee may report a measure from committee                                     
03       during the interim between sessions only if the measure has a subsequent referral or                              
04       referrals of record.  A committee member may participate telephonically or by                                     
05       teleconference in a vote to report a measure from committee under this subsection and,                            
06       if the vote is adopted, direct the chair to sign the committee report on behalf of the                            
07       member and indicate on the report the member's recommendation.  The direction to                                  
08       the chair shall be given in such a manner that the public and other committee members                             
09       may know its contents.  A measure that is reported out during the interim between                                 
10       sessions shall be delivered by the committee chair to the chief clerk or secretary, as                            
11       appropriate, to be taken up when the house next convenes in regular session.