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1994-03-28 House Journal

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1994-03-28                     House Journal                      Page 2999
HB 409                                                                       
The following was read the second time:                                        
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 409                                                            
"An Act relating to the maximum amount of assistance that may                 
be granted under the adult public assistance program and the                   
program of aid to families with dependent children; proposing a                
special demonstration project within the program of aid to families            
with dependent children and directing the Department of Health                 
and Social Services to seek waivers from the federal government                
to implement the project; and providing for an effective date."                
                                                                               
with the:                                                 Journal Page         
                                                                               
	HES RPT  CS(HES) 2DP 4NR                                         2605         
	-10 FISCAL NOTES (10-DHSS) 3/4/94                                2606         
	FIN RPT  CS(FIN) 4DP 3DNP 3NR                                    2966         
	-7 FISCAL NOTES (DHSS) 3/25/94                                   2967         
	-3 PREVIOUS FNS (NOS. 7,8,9) (DHSS) 3/4                          2967         
                                                                               
Representative Phillips moved and asked unanimous consent that the             
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:        
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 409(FIN)                                                
(same title)                                                                  
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               

1994-03-28                     House Journal                      Page 3000
HB 409                                                                       
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Brice:                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
Page 3, line 6:                                                                
	Delete "secs. 4 - 9"                                                          
	Insert "secs. 4 - 8"                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
Page 4, line 6:                                                                
	Delete "sec. 6 of this Act"                                                   
	Insert "AS 47.25.421 - 47.25.429 (JOBS program)"                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Page 4, line 9, through page 5, line 12:                                       
	Delete all material.                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Page 5, line 27:                                                               
	Delete "secs. 4 - 9"                                                          
	Insert "secs. 4 - 8"                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
Page 5, line 28:                                                               
	Delete "secs. 4 - 9"                                                          
	Insert "secs. 4 - 8"                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
Page 6, line 2:                                                                
	Delete "and the work requirements of sec. 6 of this Act"                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
Page 6, line 3:                                                                
	Delete "and requirements"                                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
Page 6, line 4:	                                                               
	Delete "sec. 7"                                                               
	Insert "sec. 6"                                                               

1994-03-28                     House Journal                      Page 3001
HB 409                                                                       
Page 6, after line 5:	                                                         
	Insert a new bill section to read:                                            
   "* Sec. 9.  FUNDING INTENT.  The Department of Health,                    
Education and Social Services shall annually estimate the savings              
achieved by the reductions in assistance under secs.1 and 3 of this Act        
and report that estimate to the legislature by December31 of each              
year.  The legislature may annually appropriate this estimated amount          
for operation of the Job Opportunity and Basic Skills (JOBS) program           
under AS47.25.421 - 47.25.429."                                                
                                                                               
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                              
                                                                               
Page 6, line 11:                                                               
	Delete "Sections 5 - 9"                                                       
	Insert "Sections 5 - 8"                                                       
                                                                               
Representative Brice moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Hanley objected.                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Brice moved the previous question and withdrew the              
motion.                                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll             
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
CSHB 409(FIN)                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Brice, Brown, Carney, Davidson, Davies, B.Davis, Finkelstein,           
Grussendorf, Hoffman, Mackie, Menard, Navarre, Nicholia, Nordlund,             
Sitton, Ulmer, Willis                                                          
                                                                               

1994-03-28                     House Journal                      Page 3002
HB 409                                                                       
Nays:  Barnes, Bunde, G.Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley, Hudson, James,           
Kott, Larson, Martin, Moses, Mulder, Olberg, Parnell, Phillips, Porter,        
Sanders, Therriault, Toohey, Vezey, Williams                                   
                                                                               
Excused:  MacLean                                                              
Hoffman changed from "Nay" to "Yea".                                           
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 2 was not offered.                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Hanley:                          
                                                                               
Page 4, after line 19:                                                         
	Insert a new subsection to read:                                              
	"(b)  If organizations exist in the project area that have had               
successful experience in conducting employment placement                       
services, community services, and job training programs, the                   
department shall offer contracts to those organizations to                     
administer (a) of this section.  A contract under this subsection              
must provide that the department shall make the determinations                 
required under (c) and (d) of this section and the contractor shall            
perform the duties assigned to the department under (a) of this                
section with respect to uncompensated activities, including                    
assessment of their availability, development of additional                    
activities, consideration of activities recommended by                         
governmental representatives, and assignment of persons to                     
specific activities after referral of those persons to the contractor          
by the department."                                                            
                                                                               
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Hanley moved and asked unanimous consent that                   
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Navarre objected.                                               
                                                                               

1994-03-28                     House Journal                      Page 3003
HB 409                                                                       
Amendment to Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative                     
Hanley:                                                                        
                                                                               
Under subsection (b), line 4, following "offer":                               
                                                                               
	Insert "on a competitive basis"                                               
                                                                               
Representative Hanley moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
amendment to Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                       
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 as amended be                      
adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                       
                                                                               
CSHB 409(FIN)                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 3 as amended                                                     
                                                                               
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Yeas:  Barnes, Brice, Brown, Bunde, Carney, Davidson, Davies,                  
B.Davis, G.Davis, Finkelstein, Foster, Green, Grussendorf, Hanley,             
Hoffman, Hudson, James, Kott, Larson, Mackie, Martin, Menard,                  
Moses, Mulder, Navarre, Nicholia, Nordlund, Olberg, Parnell, Phillips,         
Porter, Sanders, Sitton, Therriault, Toohey, Ulmer, Vezey, Williams,           
Willis                                                                         
                                                                               
Excused:  MacLean                                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 3 as amended was adopted.                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Brown:                           
                                                                               
Page 1, line 2 (title amendment):                                              
	Delete "adult public assistance program and the"                            
                                                                               

1994-03-28                     House Journal                      Page 3004
HB 409                                                                       
Page 2, line 30, through page 3, line 3:                                       
	Delete all material.                                                          
                                                                               
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                              
                                                                               
Page 3, line 6:                                                                
	Delete "secs. 4 - 9"                                                          
	Insert "secs. 3 - 8"                                                          
	                                                                              
Page 4, line 6:                                                                
	Delete "sec. 6"                                                               
	Insert "sec. 5"                                                               
                                                                               
Page 5, line 27:                                                               
	Delete "secs. 4 - 9"                                                          
	Insert "secs. 3 - 8"                                                          
                                                                               
Page 5, line 28:                                                               
	Delete "secs. 4 - 9"                                                          
	Insert "secs. 3 - 8"                                                          
                                                                               
Page 6, line 2:                                                                
	Delete "sec. 5"                                                               
	Insert "sec. 4"                                                               
	Delete "sec. 6"                                                               
	Insert "sec. 5"                                                               
                                                                               
Page 6, line 4:	                                                               
	Delete "sec. 7"	                                                              
	Insert "sec. 6"                                                               
                                                                               
Page 6, line 6:	                                                               
	Delete "AS 47.35.430(f), added by sec. 3 of this Act, and secs. 4 -           
 9"                                                                            
	Insert "Sections 3 - 8"                                                       
                                                                               
Page 6, line 9:                                                                
	Delete "Sections 1 and 3"                                                     
	Insert "Section 1"                                                            
	Delete "take"	                                                                
	Insert "takes"                                                                

1994-03-28                     House Journal                      Page 3005
HB 409                                                                       
Page 6, line 10:                                                               
	Delete "Section 4"	                                                           
	Insert "Section 3"                                                            
                                                                               
Page 6, line 11:                                                               
	Delete "Sections 5 - 9"                                                       
	Insert "Sections 4 - 8"                                                       
	                                                                              
Page 6, line 12:                                                               
	Delete "sec. 4"                                                               
	Insert "sec. 3"                                                               
                                                                               
Page 6, line 14:                                                               
	Delete "sec. 4"                                                               
	Insert "sec. 3"                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Brown moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Hanley objected.                                                
                                                                               
The Speaker stated that the House would recess until 5:00 p.m.  And            
so, the House recessed at 12:30 p.m.