1994-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 3190
HJR 48                                                                       
3)	A Proposal For Further Action By the Legislature                            
                                                                               
Before the legislature and the citizens of this state will approve this        
plan, they need to be convinced that it is clearly an improvement over         
the status quo.  While there are some positive and intriguing aspects          
of HJR 48 there are also a number of undesirable outcomes which                
might occur should actual conditions in the future vary significantly          
from the assumptions upon which the plan is based.  Indeed, the                
consequences for Alaska of this plan are too serious to rush a study.          
The subcommittee believes that it would be beneficial to the state and         
its citizens to establish a long-range plan that organizes the state's         
approach to handling its finances.  It is for these reasons and the            
aforementioned concerns that the subcommittee proposes the                     
establishment of a blue ribbon task force comprised from all branches          
of government, as well as technical experts in the field, that would           
thoroughly investigate the concept contained in HJR 48 and other               
feasible long-term financial plans.  Unfortunately, there is not time          
enough during the current legislature to complete the study and think          
the task force should meet during the interim.  We feel that further           
action, at this time, on this issue falls under the purview of the Finance     
Committee."                                                                    
                                                                               
The following fiscal notes apply to HJR 48:                                    
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Office of the Governor, 4/8/94                                    
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Revenue, 4/8/94                                     
                                                                               
HJR 48 was referred to the Finance Committee.                                  
                                                                               
HB 153                                                                       
The Judiciary Committee has considered:                                        
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 153                                                            
"An Act related to sentencing."                                               
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 153(JUD)                                                
"An Act related to the awarding of special good time deductions               
for prisoners participating in the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation              
Project; and providing for an effective date."