CSSB 66(2d STA): "An Act relating to the membership of the legislative council; and relating to the membership of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 66(2d STA) 01 "An Act relating to the membership of the legislative council; and relating to the 02 membership of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 24.20.020 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 24.20.020. Membership. The legislative council is composed of the 06 president of the senate, the senate minority leader, or the senate minority leader's 07 alternate, and five [SIX] other senators appointed by the president, and the speaker of 08 the house of representatives, the house minority leader or the house minority 09 leader's alternate, and five [SIX] other representatives appointed by the speaker. 10 [THE MEMBERSHIP FROM EACH HOUSE SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE 11 MEMBER FROM EACH OF THE TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES.] The 12 appointing authority in each house shall make and announce the appointment or 13 reappointment of members of the council within 15 days after the convening of the 14 first regular session of each legislature.
01 * Sec. 2. AS 24.20.161 is amended to read: 02 Sec. 24.20.161. Membership. The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee is 03 composed of 10 members: the chairs [CHAIRMEN] of the senate and house finance 04 committees, [;] one member selected from each of the senate and house finance 05 committees and appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house, 06 respectively, the house minority leader or the house minority leader's alternate, 07 the senate minority leader or the senate minority leader's alternate, [;] and two 08 [THREE] members appointed from each house by the respective presiding officer. 09 The chair [CHAIRMAN] of the finance committee may choose not to serve on the 10 committee. If this occurs, the presiding officer of the appropriate house shall appoint a 11 replacement from the finance committee. [THE MEMBERSHIP FROM EACH 12 HOUSE SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER FROM EACH OF THE 13 TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES. THE COMMITTEE SHALL SELECT ITS 14 OWN CHAIRMAN.]