Legislature(1993 - 1994)
1993-01-22 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0123 ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATURE -- FIRST SESSION Juneau, Alaska Friday Twelfth Day Pursuant to adjournment, the House was called to order by Speaker Barnes at 10:07 a.m. Roll call showed 34 members present. Representatives B.Davis, MacLean and Moses had been previously excused from a call of the House today. Representatives Hoffman, Navarre and Nordlund were absent. The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Reverend James Airey of the Northern Light United Church. Representative Kott moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it appears below: "God of all Creation, it is our privilege to raise our prayer to You, to seek Your guidance and endeavor to understand Your will and implement it as it applies to the people of Alaska. Be Thou with the members of this body, individually and collectively, that they might be people of compassion and generosity - tough minded when hard decisions need to be made, open minded when those of other persuasions speak, visionary when new possibilities unfold. May they pioneer in new areas of thought if these areas show promise for a better life for the people. We pray that they will 'dig into the rich vein of tradition' and explore new areas on the growing edge that new technologies of our day make possible. For all these things we ask Thy blessing and pray that the presence of Thy Spirit might empower these servants of the people. Amen." 1 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0124 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Parnell. CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Phillips moved and asked unanimous consent that the journals for the 10th and 11th legislative days be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. COMMUNICATIONS The following report was received and referred to the Community & Regional Affairs, Judiciary and Finance Committees: Department of Community & Regional Affairs Local Boundary Commission 1992 Annual Report (as required by Article X, Section 12 of the Alaska Constitution) The Commission's recommendations appear in Senate & House Joint Journal Supplement No. 3. The following reports are on file in the Chief Clerk's office: Alaska State Legislature Health Resources & Access Task Force Final Report to the Governor and Legislature (as required by LR 45, 1991) Division of Legislative Audit Legislative Budget and Audit Committee (as required by AS 24.20.311) Special Report on the Office of the Governor Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Lobbying Expenditures Special Report on the Department of Environmental Conservation Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Talkeetna Water & Sewer Project Special Report Selected Boards and Commissions Issues 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0125 Legislative Finance Division The Fiscal Year 1994 Budget A Legislative Overview of the Governor's Request Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation 1992 Annual Report Department of Administration Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1992 Department of Commerce & Economic Development Annual Examination and Evaluation of the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank (as required by AS 44.81.270(c)) Alaska Minerals Commission 1993 Annual Report Department of Environmental Conservation 1992 Annual Report Oil and Hazardous Substance Release Response Fund (as required by AS 46.08.060) INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar: Honoring - Mount Edgecumbe Academic Principal Bill Denkinger, Principal of the Year, 1992 By Representative Grussendorf Honoring - Nancy Osborne By Representative G.Davis Honoring - Spenard Community Patrol By Representatives Nordlund, Brown 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0126 OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS HCR 5 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5 by Representatives Phillips, James, Toohey, Ulmer, Therriault and Grussendorf: Relating to the twenty-fifth annual Girls' State. was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs Committee. HJR 18 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18 by Representative Moses: Relating to establishment of a fishing community at Adak. was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs, House Special Committee on Fisheries and the State Affairs Committee. HJR 19 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19 by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska creating a transportation fund. was read the first time and referred to the Transportation, Judiciary and Finance Committees. The following fiscal notes apply: Revenue note, Dept. of Revenue, 1/22/93 Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities, 1/22/93 Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Public Safety, 1/22/93 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0127 HJR 19 The Governor's transmittal letter, dated January 22, 1993, appears below: "Dear Speaker Barnes: Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a resolution to amend the Alaska Constitution to provide for a dedicated transportation fund. Section 1 of the resolution repeals and readopts art. IX, sec. 7, of the Alaska Constitution so that it permits the dedication of revenue under a new sec. 18 of art. IX, which is created by sec. 2 of the resolution. No other substantive change is made to sec. 7. Section 2 of the resolution amends art. IX of the Alaska Constitution by adding a new sec. 18. New sec. 18(a) requires that certain revenue received after June 30, 1995 that is derived from transportation-related functions be placed into a transportation fund. The revenue that is to be dedicated to the transportation fund is 1)revenue from state licenses and fees for the registration, operation, and use of motor vehicles, aircraft, and watercraft; 2)revenue from the use of state transportation facilities, including the state ferry system; 3)revenue from state taxes on fuel used in and on watercraft and on fuel used by motor vehicles and aircraft. Refunds or credits from state fuel taxes, as provided by law, and costs for the collection of license, fee, and tax revenue, as provided for by law, would not be required to be placed in the transportation fund. New sec. 18(a) also provides that the legislature may appropriate revenue from the transportation fund only for 1)the maintenance and operation of a state or local government transportation facility (including a highway or marine highway system vessel) if the facility is related to the mode of transportation from which the tax, license, or fee revenue to be appropriated was originally received; 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0128 HJR 19 2)the construction and improvement of harbor facilities if the tax, license, or fee revenue to be appropriated was obtained from the use of watercraft; and 3)the administration and enforcement of motor vehicle laws. Section 18(b) exempts the following transportation-related revenue from the requirement that it be placed into the new transportation fund: 1)revenue received from taxes, licenses, or fees that the state collects on behalf of a local government; 2)revenue received by a public corporation whose revenue must, by federal law, be retained and managed by the corporation; and 3)revenue received from the use or operation of a transportation facility constructed with bond proceeds if law or bond covenants require that the revenue be used for some other purpose. Section 18(c) requires the legislature to provide by law for the management and investment of the fund and provides further that income earned from the management and investment of the fund be deposited into the fund. Section 18(d) allows the legislature, upon three-fourths majority vote of both houses, to make appropriations from the fund for any other public purpose. Section 3 of the resolution requires that the amendment proposed by this resolution be placed before the voters of the state at the next general election in accord with the election laws of the state. Because transportation facility maintenance and operation, like other state services, is currently a general fund expenditure, declining oil revenue will surely mean a reduction in the funding available for those critical activities. I believe that the most appropriate means to guard against such a reduction, and to provide for stability and continuity in the provision of transportation services, is to permit "user fees" from transportation-related facilities to be dedicated to maintaining and 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0129 HJR 19 operating Alaska's transportation system. I urge your favorable consideration of this resolution. Sincerely, /s/ Walter J. Hickel Governor" INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS HB 76 HOUSE BILL NO. 76 by Representative Phillips, entitled: "An Act making a special appropriation to the Department of Natural Resources for the purchase of the inholdings of the Seldovia Native Association and the Cook Inlet Region, Inc., and the timber rights of the Timber Trading Company, within the Kachemak Bay State Park; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional Affairs, Resources and Finance Committees. HB 77 HOUSE BILL NO. 77 by Representative Olberg, entitled: "An Act relating to the longevity bonus program; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary and Finance Committees. HB 78 HOUSE BILL NO. 78 by Representatives MacLean and Toohey, entitled: "An Act relating to the testimony of children in certain criminal proceedings; and providing for an effective date." 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0130 HB 78 was read the first time and referred to the Health, Education & Social Services, Judiciary and Finance Committees. HB 79 HOUSE BILL NO. 79 by Representatives Bunde and Toohey, entitled: "An Act relating to recovery from a parent or legal guardian of wilful or malicious destruction of property by a minor." was read the first time and referred to the Health, Education & Social Services, Judiciary and Finance Committees. HB 80 HOUSE BILL NO. 80 by Representative Brown, entitled: "An Act relating to the definition of persons who may hold oil and gas leases and to the restrictions on holdings of those leases." was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on Oil and Gas, Resources, Judiciary and Finance Committees. HB 81 HOUSE BILL NO. 81 by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, entitled: "An Act relating to the longevity bonus program." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary and Finance Committees. The following fiscal notes apply: Fiscal notes (2), Dept. of Administration, 1/22/93 The Governor's transmittal letter, dated January 22, 1993, appears below: 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0131 HB 81 "Dear Speaker Barnes: Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill that phases out the longevity bonus program over a several-year period. This bill is necessary because the ever-increasing number of senior citizens in Alaska, coupled with the projected decline in state revenue, makes it clear that the state will not be able to afford the longevity bonus program over the long term. It is becoming increasingly necessary to shift state resources from non-need-based programs to programs for those truly in need. The bill protects current bonus recipients, and those future recipients who turn 65 before January1, 1994, by providing that they will receive $250 a month for the remainder of their lives (as long as the eligibility requirements are met). The bill phases out the program by reducing to $200 the monthly bonus for those turning 65 in 1994, by reducing to $150 the monthly bonus for those turning 65 in 1995, by reducing to $100 the monthly bonus for those turning 65 in 1996, and by eliminating the bonus altogether for those turning 65 in 1997 and later. I am proposing this phased elimination because many Alaskans who will be reaching age 65 in the next four years have counted on the bonus in planning for their retirement, and an abrupt termination of the program would not be fair to them. I urge your prompt consideration and passage of this bill. Sincerely, /s/ Walter J. Hickel Governor" HB 82 HOUSE BILL NO. 82 by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, entitled: 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0132 HB 82 "An Act relating to school construction grants and major maintenance grants to school districts; providing for school district participation in the cost of school construction and major maintenance; creating a major maintenance grant fund; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Health, Education & Social Services and Finance Committees. The following fiscal notes apply: Fiscal note, Dept. of Education, 1/22/93 Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Revenue, 1/22/93 Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities, 1/22/93 The Governor's transmittal letter, dated January 22, 1993, appears below: "Dear Speaker Barnes: Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill that changes the existing school construction grant program in AS14.11. During 1992 the facilities committee of Alaska 2000 discussed the existing method of allocating school construction grants. This bill, if enacted into law, divides grants under the program into two categories, provides a separate fund for each of the categories, and requires school districts to provide a participating share in order to obtain a grant. The main thrust of the bill is to separate grants under the existing program into two categories -- grants for school construction and grants for major maintenance of school facilities -- and to create a separate grant fund for the major maintenance projects. Major maintenance projects are those necessary to protect the structure of existing school facilities or to correct building code deficiencies that require major repair or rehabilitation in order for the facility to continue to be used for the educational program. Existing AS14.11.005 creates the school construction grant fund; this bill adds a major maintenance grant fund. Legislative appropriations for the two different types of school facility projects will go into the 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0133 HB 82 appropriate fund and will be subject to the existing grant procedures in AS 14.11. The bill makes amendments to those grant procedures to acknowledge the separate categories. The bill also makes conforming amendments to AS14.03.150(c) and AS 14.07.020(a)(11). Separation of the two types of projects allows separate prioritization of projects, and should result in an improved planning and funding process. The bill also adds a requirement that, in order to receive a school construction or major maintenance grant, a school district must provide a participating share of the project cost. The participating share for a city or borough school district is based on the full and true value of the taxable real and personal property in the district as of a certain date, and on the district's average daily membership (ADM). A district with a relatively higher property value per ADM will have a relatively higher percentage participating share. City and borough school districts will be required to provide a participating share beginning with grants awarded in fiscal year 1994. A regional educational attendance area (REAA) participating share is a set percentage of the project cost, although the commissioner of education is authorized to waive all or a portion of the required participating share under certain circumstances. Under the bill, REAAs will not be subject to the requirement for a participating share until fiscal year 1995. In addition, the bill adds a new subsection to AS14.11.017. Existing AS14.11.017(b) authorizes use of grant money under the program to pay the cost of certain activities even if the costs were incurred before the grant application was approved, the grant was awarded, or money was appropriated for the grant. New AS14.11.017(c) would clarify that the Department of Education can establish the time period in which those activities must have occurred in order to be paid under the grant. These changes in the way the school construction grant program operates should improve the educational environment of our students and increase the responsibility of school districts in planning for, 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0134 HB 82 requesting, and using grant money for school facilities. I urge your early and favorable consideration of this important legislation. Sincerely, /s/ Walter J. Hickel Governor" HB 83 HOUSE BILL NO. 83 by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, entitled: "An Act making appropriations for construction and major maintenance of schools; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Health, Education & Social Services and Finance Committees. The following fiscal notes apply: Revenue note, Dept. of Revenue, 1/22/93 Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities, 1/22/93 The Governor's transmittal letter, dated January 22, 1993, appears below: "Dear Speaker Barnes: Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill making $150,000,000 in capital appropriations for construction and major maintenance of Alaska's public schools. Section 1 of the bill appropriates $107,688,000 to the school construction grant fund to finance life, health, and safety construction projects in our public schools which are necessary to avert imminent dangers. These appropriations will fulfill the existing backlog of this category of needs, plus fund several other essential capital projects to help meet projected student enrollment increases in the near future. Section 2 of the bill appropriates $42,312,000 to a major maintenance grant fund to finance costs of certain repairs to many of our public 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0135 HB 83 schools. These appropriations are cost-effective because making repairs now can often avoid major rebuilding or construction costs later. Also, some of the projects may make the schools more energy efficient, which will likely have long-term energy savings for the state. The appropriation amounts in both secs. 1 and 2 of the bill assume that the local community will financially participate in each project in order to fully fund it. Requiring a local community participating share should allow limited state dollars to go farther in financing capital needs in our public schools. Such a requirement also may increase local community interest in the size, design, and cost of the overall project and in prioritizing the project against other community needs for state funding. The need for additional capital money has been supported by the state Board of Education. I urge support, as well, for these important projects. Finally, while some may question the use of the earnings reserve account in the permanent fund for these projects, I can see no higher use for this money than to improve our public schools in order to provide quality educational facilities for our children. Alaska's children deserve the finest to help them learn to their greatest capacities. Sincerely, /s/ Walter J. Hickel Governor" HB 84 HOUSE BILL NO. 84 by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, entitled: "An Act implementing certain recommendations of Alaska 2000 to improve the state's education system; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Health, Education & Social Services, Judiciary and Finance Committees. The following fiscal note applies: 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0136 HB 84 Fiscal note, Dept. of Education, 1/22/93 The Governor's transmittal letter, dated January 22, 1992, appears below: "Dear Speaker Barnes: Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill that makes significant changes to our public education system. This bill is an outgrowth of the work of many Alaskans to improve our public education through Alaska 2000. Through Alaska 2000, a cross section of Alaskans met during 1992 to examine our school system and to make recommendations to the state Board of Education and the governor to improve the quality of public school education for our children. The state board has reviewed the recommendations and has chosen five as high-priority proposals to present for legislative consideration. This bill, if enacted into law, implements those proposals. The first proposal concerns extending the existing mandatory 180-day school year to 200 days by the year 2000. This would allow our children to have 20 additional classroom days of teaching. The imposition of a 200-day school year should help achieve higher educational performance so that our children can have the tools to compete in today's complex society. See secs. 2 and 3 of the bill. The second proposal would amend the existing statute that creates the fund for the improvement of school performance, to allow the commissioner to make grants to any appropriate organization or person to improve our schools. The existing statute limits the commissioner to granting only to school districts. Additionally, the bill would remove the $50,000 restriction on the maximum grant amount and would increase by one the number of years in which the same grantee could receive a grant. These provisions should increase flexibility to award grants to the best qualified organization or group in an amount that can get the job done. The state Board of Education would be required to adopt regulations to ensure efficient and effective administration of the program. See secs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the bill. 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0137 HB 84 The third proposal would mandate citizen advisory boards in virtually all school districts in the state. Presently, some school districts have opted to do so on a voluntary basis and have found the advisory boards extremely helpful in keeping the local school boards advised on local community needs and concerns. With some exceptions, the bill would mandate the procedure so that all local school districts can have the benefit of an advisory board. See sec. 8 of the bill. The fourth proposal would change the procedure by which new teachers obtain tenure rights to employment after June 30, 1993. The bill would add a mechanism for increased public involvement in tenure decisions and would encourage more thorough and thoughtful evaluation of teachers by their supervisors. While I recognize that this proposal might be controversial, it serves a valuable function in that it ensures that only teachers who have shown their ability to teach earn the right to tenure in our public schools. This should play a key role in improving our educational system in the future. See secs. 9, 10, and 11 of the bill. The fifth proposal allows for the establishment of a pilot project for the creation of up to 40 charter schools within our public school system. A charter school would be authorized by a contract between a local school board and the board of directors of the charter school, with the approval of the state Board of Education. These charter schools can focus on a unique educational philosophy or teaching curriculum to meet the needs of the students enrolled in the school. The provisions of the bill that authorize the program will "sunset" July 1, 1996, although a charter school contract could extend to July 1, 1999. The legislature will have the opportunity to scrutinize the success of the pilot program to determine whether it should be reauthorized through new legislation. See secs. 12 - 20 and sec. 25 of the bill. All of the above substantive changes, except for the phased-in changes in school term length in secs. 2 and 3, would take effect July 1, 1993. The phased-in changes in school term length would take effect July 1, 1994. See secs. 23 and 24. Finally, sec. 21 would give transitional authority to allow the state Board of Education to begin the process to adopt regulations as soon as the bill is signed into law; the new regulations cannot take effect before the respective effective dates of the relevant sections of this bill. 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0138 HB 84 Section 22 of the bill would give this transition section an immediate effective date. Alaska's children are Alaska's future. Providing them a quality education is an investment that we must make, and is an investment that will benefit all of us. I urge your support of this important legislation. Sincerely, /s/ Walter J. Hickel Governor" HB 85 HOUSE BILL NO. 85 by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, entitled: "An Act relating to the public school foundation program; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Health, Education & Social Services and Finance Committees. The following fiscal note applies: Fiscal note, Dept. of Education, 1/22/93 The Governor's transmittal letter, dated January 22, 1993, appears below: "Dear Speaker Barnes: Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill that makes statutory changes to improve the public school foundation program, which aids our public schools. The bill implements certain recommendations of the finance committee of Alaska 2000, as approved by the state Board of Education. Alaska 2000 represents a year-long study of the public school system in Alaska by Alaskans to recommend improvements and new directions. 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0139 HB 85 The public school foundation program has been the subject of much debate in Alaska. The public school foundation program represents a significant portion of Alaska's operating budget. This bill improves this financing program and addresses many concerns of the school districts, the public, and the state Board of Education. Sections 1 and 3 replace the words "area cost differential" with "Alaska school price index" to conform to the substantive changes made by new AS14.17.049. New AS14.17.049, in sec. 7 of the bill, creates the Alaska school price index to replace the existing area cost differential in AS14.17.051 for determining public school foundation program support. The index will be calculated based on a weighted average of actual expenditures for fiscal years 1989 and 1992 for educational goods and services reported by a district or group of similar districts. The index will be adjusted every three years, beginning in fiscal year 1997, by a national elementary and secondary school price index as designated in regulations adopted by the Department of Education. This change should make it easier for a district to estimate its support from the foundation program, subject to legislative appropriation. Also, the amount of the support should be more reflective of actual expenditure history and school needs than is the area cost differential currently fixed in statute. The bill also makes adjustments to the way centralized correspondence study students are counted for determining foundation support. Presently, all centralized correspondence study students are counted only as elementary students, even though they may be enrolled in the centralized correspondence study program as a secondary student. Section 2 of the bill allows secondary correspondence students to be properly classified. The bill also addresses the need for additional vocational education in the public schools. The bill revises the foundation aid program to base financial support on total secondary student enrollment, rather than on the number of students enrolled in vocational education courses. Also, each district is assured of a minimum of one instructional unit for vocational education under the foundation program. See sec. 5 of the bill. The bill also makes adjustments to the foundation program for calculation of financial support to a district for its gifted and talented 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0140 HB 85 program. Under the bill, the district receives support on a flat percentage rate of total student count. Presently, financial support is based on each student identified and served as a gifted child by the district. The bill also repeals a provision (AS14.30.315) that requires the department to approve a district's program for gifted children in order for the district to be eligible for state foundation aid. The changes are designed to give districts more flexibility and to remove incentives to identify students as gifted in order to receive additional state aid. See secs. 6, 7, and 11 of the bill. The bill also establishes a later date for school districts to submit to the department the student count estimates on which foundation support is based. This additional time should facilitate more accurate estimates and eliminate the need for districts to submit numerous amended estimates in order to reflect actual enrollment more accurately. See sec. 8 of the bill. Additionally, the bill authorizes a district to request use of a different 20-school-day counting period to determine the student enrollment on which school foundation support is based. Presently, a district must use a 20-school-day counting period in October or February of a school year or, alternatively, another 20-school-day period in the same school year if the district receives permission from the commissioner of education. The existing counting periods provide little flexibility to a district that is experiencing decreased enrollment in the current school year. The bill would allow the district to receive permission to use the preceding school year's actual enrollment during the October, February, or other 20-school-day counting period, in order to allow for more predictable financial support and less volatility in receipt of state aid. This provision of the bill is intended to operate as a forward funding mechanism, so that districts can obligate themselves in the spring and summer for the following school year without fear that a lower actual enrollment will occur which will substantially decrease foundation aid, after the district has committed itself to certain contractual obligations. See secs. 9 and 10 of the bill. Finally, since the bill makes some major adjustments in how foundation aid is calculated, sec. 12 of the bill protects a district so that its basic need for aid under AS14.17.021(b) for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996 will not be less than the amount calculated under the present formula, unless there is a reduction in student enrollment. 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0141 HB 85 This bill represents the collective wisdom of the many Alaskans through Alaska 2000 to improve the way the state provides financial aid to school districts. Given the amount of the state budget at stake in this important program, it is essential that the program be run efficiently and effectively to benefit all Alaskans, especially the children of Alaska. I urge your early consideration of this important legislation. Sincerely, /s/ Walter J. Hickel Governor" HB 86 HOUSE BILL NO. 86 by Representative Bunde, entitled: "An Act relating to the remedies for property-related offenses committed by juveniles." was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance Committees. CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS Representative Phillips moved and asked unanimous consent that the House approve the citations on the calendar. There being no objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling: Honoring - Cheryl Cameron and Christina Vieira, Girl Scout Gold Award By Representatives Grussendorf, Hanley, Menard, Phillips; Senator Taylor In Memoriam - Elsie Marie Eliason By Representatives Grussendorf, Hanley, Mackie, Martin, Menard, Mulder, Phillips; Senator Taylor 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0142 Honoring - Harold Arthur Jackson IV By Senator Little; Representatives Phillips, G. Davis, Hanley, Menard In Memoriam - Johan Arthur Johnson By Senator Kerttula; Representatives Larson, Hanley, Menard In Memoriam - George H. Plumley By Senator Kerttula; Representatives Larson, Hanley, Menard UNFINISHED BUSINESS Representative Phillips moved and asked unanimous consent that the following member(s) be excused from a call of the House as noted: Representative Brice - from 6:05 p.m., February 10 to 9:45 p.m., February 15, 1993 Representative B.Davis - from 6:05 p.m., February 4 to 8:45 p.m., February 7, 1993 Representative Hoffman - from 3:00 p.m., January 22 to 6:00 p.m., January 26, 1993 Representative Olberg - from 10:05 a.m., February 6 to 5:43 p.m., February 7, 1993 Representative Sanders - from 6:05 p.m., January 29 to 8:45 p.m., January 31, 1993 Representative Williams - from 1:30 p.m., January 22 to 9:10 p.m., January 24, 1993 and from 1:30 p.m., February 4 to 9:10 p.m., February 7, 1993 Representative Willis - from 4:30 p.m., February 4 to 8:45 p.m., February 8, 1993 1993-01-22 House Journal Page 0143 HJR 4 Representative Carney added his name as cosponsor to: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4 Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska limiting tenure in the legislature. HB 9 Representative Davies added his name as cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 9 "An Act relating to reproductive rights of women; limiting the extent to which a state agency or political subdivision of the state may restrict the freedom of a woman to choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy; and providing for an effective date." ANNOUNCEMENTS Governor's Press Conference Re: Gov's education bills Conference Rm. 1:30 p.m., 1/22 House committee schedules are published daily under separate cover. ADJOURNMENT Representative Phillips moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 10:00 a.m., January 25, 1993. There being no objection the House adjourned at 10:43 a.m. J.C. Shine Chief Clerk