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1993-04-18 Senate Journal

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                                 SENATE JOURNAL                                
                            ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                           
                     EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
Juneau, Alaska                       Sunday             April 18, 1993         
                                                                               
                                Ninety-eighth Day                              
                                                                               
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President            
Halford at 4:22 p.m.                                                           
                                                                               
The roll showed twelve members present.  Senators Adams, Donley,               
Ellis, Frank, Kerttula, Lincoln, Salo, Zharoff were absent.                    
                                                                               
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Senator Taylor.                        
                                                                               
Senator Duncan led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance.                     
                                                                               
The presence of Senators Kerttula and Frank was noted.                         
                                                                               
                                CERTIFICATION                                
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the journals             
for the ninety-sixth and ninety-seventh legislative days be approved           
as certified by the Secretary.  Without objection, it was so ordered.          
                                                                               
                             UNFINISHED BUSINESS                             
                                                                               
SB 178                                                                       
Senator Duncan requested that the reconsideration on CS FOR                    
SENATE BILL NO. 178(JUD) "An Act relating to civil nuisance                    
actions; and providing for an effective date" be taken up.                     
                                                                               
                        SENATE BILLS IN THIRD READING                        
SB 178                                                                       
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 178(JUD) was before the Senate on                       
reconsideration.                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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SB 178                                                                       
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the                      
reconsideration be held to the April 19 calendar.  Without objection,          
it was so ordered.                                                             
                                                                               
SCR 4                                                                        
Senator Duncan requested that the reconsideration on SENATE                    
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4 Relating to the Alaska                             
Supreme Court's interpretation of Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 82            
and requesting that the court modify its interpretation of that rule, be       
taken up.                                                                      
                                                                               
                    SENATE RESOLUTIONS ON RECONSIDERATION                    
SCR 4                                                                        
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4 was before the                              
Senate on reconsideration.                                                     
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the                      
reconsideration be held to the April 19 calendar.  Without objection,          
it was so ordered.                                                             
                                                                               
                           MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE                           
                                                                               
Message of April 16 was read, stating the House passed and                     
transmitted for consideration:                                                 
                                                                               
                  FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS                 
                                                                               
HB 76                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 76 by REPRESENTATIVES PHILLIPS, Navarre,                        
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."                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HB 76                                                                        
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance              
Committees.                                                                    
                                                                               
HB 175                                                                       
HOUSE BILL NO. 175 by REPRESENTATIVES DAVIDSON,                                
Ulmer, Menard, Grussendorf, Foster, entitled:                                  
                                                                               
"An Act making an appropriation for a grant for                               
construction of the Women In Military Service                                  
Memorial; and providing for an effective date."                                
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Finance          
Committees.                                                                    
                                                                               
HB 216                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(FIN) by the HOUSE FINANCE                            
COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                           
                                                                               
"An Act relating to power cost equalization; and                              
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Rules Committee.                   
                                                                               
(Similar to Senate Bill No. 163, passed out of Labor and Commerce              
and Finance Committees with do passes.)                                        
                                                                               
                          STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS                         
                                                                               
SB 44                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 44 "An                      
Act relating to civil liability for skiing accidents, operation of ski         
areas, and duties of ski area operators and skiers; and providing for          
an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                         
                                                                               
	CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 44(JUD)                                                
                                                                               
Signing do not amend further:  Senator Taylor, Chair.  Signing do              
pass:  Senator Jacko.  Signing no recommendation:  Senator Halford.            
Signing do not pass:  Senators Little, Donley.                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 44                                                                        
Zero fiscal notes for the committee substitute published today from            
Department of Administration and Department of Labor.  Previous                
zero fiscal notes apply to the committee substitute.                           
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 44 was referred to the Rules Committee.                        
                                                                               
SB 58                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 58 "An Act                    
relating to the longevity bonus program" and recommended it be                 
replaced with                                                                  
                                                                               
	CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 58(FIN)                                                
	                                                                              
Signing do pass:  Senators Frank, Pearce, Cochairs, Senators Rieger            
Jacko.  Signing no recommendation:  Senators Kelly, Sharp.  Signing            
do not pass:  Senator Kerttula.                                                
                                                                               
Fiscal notes for the committee substitute published today from                 
Department of Administration (2).  Previous fiscal note applies to the         
committee substitute.                                                          
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 58 was referred to the Rules Committee.                        
                                                                               
SB 73                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 73 "An Act                    
relating to the time for filing certain civil actions; and providing for       
an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                         
                                                                               
	CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 73(FIN)                                                
                                                                               
Signing do pass:  Senators Frank, Pearce, Cochairs, Senator Kelly.             
Signing no recommendation:  Senators Rieger, Jacko, Sharp.  Signing            
do not pass:  Senator Kerttula.                                                
                                                                               
Previous zero fiscal notes apply to the committee substitute.                  
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 73 was referred to the Rules Committee.                        
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 76                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 76 "An Act                    
preventing persons with felony convictions from being involved in              
charitable gaming activities as a permittee, licensee, or employee in          
a managerial or supervisory capacity; and relating to `political uses'         
and `political organizations' as those terms are used in the charitable        
gaming statutes" and recommended it be replaced with                           
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 76(FIN), entitled:                                      
"An Act requiring regulations relating to pull-tabs to be consistent           
with North American Gaming Regulators Association standards on                 
pull-tabs to the extent permitted by charitable gaming laws; allowing          
permittees to contract with vendors to sell pull-tabs on behalf of the         
permittee at an establishment holding a package store license and              
certain establishments holding a beverage dispensary license;                  
allowing municipalities to prohibit vendors from conducting gaming             
activities within the municipality; restricting the purchase of pull-tabs      
by permittees, licensees, and vendors and their owners, managers,              
and employees; requiring receipts before prizes of $50 or more may             
be awarded in pull-tab games; prohibiting distributors from supplying          
pull-tabs to vendors; requiring the registration of vendors and                
regulating activities involving them; requiring the licensing of out-of-       
state pull-tab manufacturers; requiring the department regulating              
charitable gaming to approve contracts between permittees and                  
operators before gaming may occur; preventing persons with felony              
convictions or convictions for crimes involving theft or dishonesty            
or a violation of gambling laws from being involved in charitable              
gaming activities as a permittee, licensee, vendor, person responsible         
for the operation of an activity, fund raiser or consultant of a               
licensee or vendor, or employee in a managerial or supervisory                 
capacity, and providing exceptions for certain persons whose                   
convictions are at least 10 years old and are not for violation of an          
unclassified felony described in AS11, a classA felony, or                     
extortion; relating to multiple-beneficiary charitable gaming permits          
and door prizes for charitable gaming; requiring operators to pay              
permittees each quarter at least 30 percent of the adjusted gross              
income from a pull-tab activity and limiting operators to expenses of          
not more than 70 percent of the adjusted gross income from that                
activity; requiring operators to pay permittees each quarter at least          
10 percent of the adjusted gross income from a charitable gaming               
activity other than pull-tabs and limiting operators to expenses of not        
more than 90 percent of the adjusted gross income from that activity;          

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SB 76                                                                        
requiring a permittee who uses a pull-tab vendor to enter into a               
contract with that vendor; requiring a vendor contracting with a               
permittee to pay the permittee at least 50 percent of the ideal net for        
each pull-tab series delivered to the vendor by the permittee;                 
requiring that operators report an adjusted gross income of at least           
15 percent of gross income each quarter; allowing the commissioner             
regulating charitable gaming to issue orders prohibiting violations of         
state gaming laws; relating to the authority of the commissioner               
regulating charitable gaming to suspend or revoke a permit, license,           
or registration; prohibiting the direct contribution of proceeds of a          
bingo or pull-tab game to a candidate for a public office of the state         
or a political subdivision of the state or to that candidate's campaign        
organization; prohibiting the payment of any portion of the net                
proceeds of a charitable gaming activity to a registered lobbyist;             
relating to `political uses' and `political organizations' as those terms      
are used in the charitable gaming statutes; and providing for an               
effective date."                                                               
                                                                               
Signing do pass:  Senators Pearce, Frank, Cochairs, Senators Kelly,            
Rieger, Jacko, Sharp.  Signing amend to delete all pull-tab gambling:          
Senator Kerttula.                                                              
                                                                               
Fiscal note for the committee substitute published today from                  
Department of Commerce and Economic Development.  Previous                     
zero fiscal note applies to the committee substitute.                          
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 76 was referred to the Rules Committee.                        
                                                                               
SB 92                                                                        
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                 
SENATE BILL NO. 92 "An Act relating to an advisory vote during                 
regional educational attendance area school board elections; and               
providing for an effective date" and recommended the Community                 
and Regional Affairs Committee Substitute offered on page 924 be               
adopted.  Signing do pass: Senator Rieger, Chair, Senators Miller,             
Ellis, Salo, Leman.                                                            
                                                                               
Previous fiscal and zero fiscal note.                                          
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 92 was referred to the Finance Committee.                      
                                                                               

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SB 99                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 99 "An                      
Act relating to the improvement of state finances through reduction            
of operating costs of certain state agencies and establishment of              
certain fees; and providing for an effective date" and recommended             
it be replaced with                                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 99(JUD), entitled:                                      
"An Act relating to the powers, duties, financial administration, and          
operations of certain state agencies, including the duration and               
renewal of licenses issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board,            
duties of and fees charged by the office of public advocacy, student           
loan fees, compensation of hunting and fishing license vendors,                
Department of Labor fees and licensing periods, police standards               
fees, motor vehicle registration and insurance and the definition of           
`vehicle', program receipts accounting, risk management                        
administration, receipt of donations and charging of fees by the               
Department of Natural Resources, coverage of persons under                     
Medicaid, and revising the order of priority for coverage of optional          
medical services under Medicaid; amending Alaska Rule of Probate               
Procedure 16(d); and providing for an effective date."                         
                                                                               
The committee further attaches the following technical amendment:              
                                                                               
	Page 14, line 8:  Delete "nonfundable"                                        
	Insert "nonrefundable"                                                        
                                                                               
	Page 14, line 9, after "a":				                                               
 	Insert "trainee or journeyman level"                                         
                                                                               
Signing no recommendation:  Senator Taylor, Chair, Senators                    
Halford, Jacko, Little, Donley.                                                
                                                                               
Previous fiscal notes and zero fiscal notes apply to the committee             
substitute.                                                                    
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 99 was referred to the Finance Committee.                      
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 101                                                                       
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 101 "An                     
Act relating to eligibility for and payments of public assistance; and         
providing for an effective date" and recommended the Health,                   
Education and Social Services Committee Substitute offered on page             
823 be adopted.  Signing no recommendation:  Senator Taylor,                   
Chair, Senator Jacko.  Signing do pass:  Senator Halford.  Signing             
do not pass:  Senator Little.                                                  
                                                                               
Fiscal notes for the committee substitute published today from                 
Department of Health and Social Services (3).  Previous fiscal notes.          
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 101 was referred to the Finance Committee.                     
                                                                               
SB 143                                                                       
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                 
SENATE BILL NO. 143 "An Act reducing the rate of interest on                   
certain student loans; and providing for an effective date."   Signing         
no recommendation:  Senator Rieger, Chair, Senators Miller, Ellis,             
Leman.  Signing do pass: Senator Salo.                                         
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note fiscal note published today from Department of                
Education.                                                                     
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 143 was referred to the State Affairs                          
Committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
SB 151                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 151 "An                       
Act providing for oil and gas exploration incentive credits for certain        
activities on certain land in the state; and providing for an effective        
date."  Signing do pass: Senators Frank, Pearce, Cochairs, Senators            
Kelly, Jacko, Rieger, Sharp.  Signing do not pass:  Senator Kerttula.          
                                                                               
Previous zero fiscal notes.                                                    
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 151 was referred to the Rules Committee.                       
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 155                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 155 "An                       
Act relating to landlords and tenants, to termination of tenancies and         
recovery of rental premises, to tenant responsibilities, to the civil          
remedies of forcible entry and detainer and nuisance abatement, and            
to the duties of peace officers to notify landlords of arrests involving       
certain illegal activity on rental premises" and recommended the               
Judiciary Committee Substitute offered on page 1405 be adopted.                
Signing do pass:  Senators Frank, Pearce, Cochairs, Senators Kelly,            
Rieger, Sharp.  Signing do not pass:  Senator Jacko.                           
                                                                               
Fiscal note for the committee substitute published today from                  
Department of Public Safety.  Previous fiscal and zero fiscal note.            
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 155 was referred to the Rules Committee.                       
                                                                               
SB 176                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 176 "An                       
Act relating to the municipal tax exemption for inventories intended           
for export."  Signing do pass:  Senators Frank, Pearce, Cochairs.              
Signing no recommendation: Senators Rieger, Kelly, Jacko, Sharp.               
                                                                               
Previous zero fiscal notes.                                                    
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 176 was referred to the Rules Committee.                       
                                                                               
SB 198                                                                       
The Transportation Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 198                    
"An Act exempting certain activities of the Department of                      
Transportation and Public Facilities from the regulation provisions of         
the Administrative Procedure Act and allowing other procedures for             
those activities; and providing for an effective date."  Signing do            
pass: Senator Sharp, Chair, Senator Kerttula.  Signing no                      
recommendation:  Senators Phillips, Lincoln.                                   
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note published today from Department of Transportation             
and Public Facilities.                                                         
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 198 was referred to the Rules Committee.                       
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 200                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 200 "An                       
Act allowing the holders of a multiple-beneficiary charitable gaming           
permit that consists entirely of noncommercial broadcasting stations           
or networks of such stations to sell a pull-tab series at more than            
one location during the same day if the sales are made at the                  
customary business location of one or more of the holders, at                  
another location by an employee of one of the stations or networks,            
or by a registered vendor; allowing permittees that are                        
noncommercial broadcasting stations or networks of such stations to            
contract with vendors to sell pull-tabs on behalf of the permittee at          
retail establishments, eating establishments, and establishments with          
liquor licenses; allowing municipalities to prohibit vendors from              
conducting gaming activities within the municipality; relating to              
reports by  the commissioner  regulating  charitable  gaming  to the           
legislature; requiring registration of vendors; relating to                    
multiple-beneficiary charitable gaming permits and door prizes for             
charitable gaming; preventing persons with felony convictions or               
convictions for crimes involving theft or dishonesty or a violation of         
gambling laws from being involved in charitable gaming activities              
as a permittee, licensee, vendor, person responsible for an activity,          
fund raiser or consultant of a licensee, or employee in a managerial           
or supervisory capacity and providing exceptions for certain persons           
whose convictions are at least 10 years old and are not for violation          
of an unclassified felony described in AS 11, a class A felony, or             
extortion; prohibiting a prize or award of more than $250,000 in a             
pull-tab game that provides a right to participate in a lottery;               
requiring a vendor contracting with a permittee to pay the permittee           
at least 50 percent of the ideal net for each pull-tab series delivered        
to the vendor by the permittee; and providing for an effective date"           
and recommended it be replaced with                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(FIN), entitled:                                     
"An Act allowing the holders of a multiple-beneficiary charitable              
gaming permit that consists entirely of noncommercial broadcasting             
stations or networks of such stations to sell a pull-tab series at more        
than one location during the same day if the sales are made at the             
customary business location of one or more of the holders, at                  
another location by an employee of one of the stations or networks,            
or by a registered vendor; allowing permittees that are                        
noncommercial broadcasting stations or networks of such stations to            
contract with vendors to sell pull-tabs on behalf of the permittee at        

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SB 200                                                                       
retail establishments, eating establishments, and establishments with          
liquor licenses; requiring at least 50 percent of the net proceeds of          
certain activities conducted by noncommercial broadcasting stations            
and networks of those stations be placed in an endowment fund, the             
earnings of which may be used for the purposes, and under the                  
procedures, provided by law; allowing municipalities to prohibit               
vendors from conducting gaming activities within the municipality;             
relating to reports by the commissioner regulating charitable gaming           
to the legislature; requiring registration of vendors; relating to             
multiplebeneficiary charitable gaming permits and door prizes for              
charitable gaming; preventing persons with certain convictions from            
being involved in charitable gaming activities as a vendor;                    
prohibiting a pull-tab game that provides a right to participate in a          
lottery if a prize or award in the lottery exceeds $250,000; requiring         
a vendor contracting with a permittee to pay the permittee at least t          
50 percent of the ideal net for each pull-tab series delivered to the          
vendor by the permittee; and providing for an effective date."                 
                                                                               
Signing do pass:  Senators Frank, Pearce, Cochairs, Senators Jacko,            
Rieger.  Signing do not pass:  Senators Kelly, Kerttula.  Signing no           
recommendation:  Senator Sharp.                                                
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note for the bill and the committee substitute published           
today from Department of Commerce and Economic Development.                    
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 200 was referred to the Rules Committee.                       
                                                                               
HJR 30                                                                       
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                 
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 30 Relating to epidemiological                      
and quarantine services in ports of entry in the state.  Signing do            
pass: Senator Rieger, Chair, Senators Miller, Leman.  Signing no               
recommendation: Senators Ellis, Salo.                                          
                                                                               
Previous House zero fiscal note.                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HJR 30                                                                       
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 30 was referred to the Rules                        
Committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
HB 97                                                                        
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                 
HOUSE BILL NO. 97 "An Act clarifying the responsibilities of the               
Department of Health and Social Services and parents for children              
who are committed to the custody of the department and are placed              
by the department with the parents; and providing for an effective             
date."  Signing do pass: Senator Rieger, Chair, Senators Miller, Ellis,        
Salo, Leman.                                                                   
                                                                               
Previous House zero fiscal note.                                               
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 97 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.                     
                                                                               
HB 148                                                                       
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                 
HOUSE BILL NO. 148 "An Act exempting the University of Alaska                  
from the administrative adjudication provisions of the Administrative          
Procedure Act; and providing for an effective date."  Signing do pass          
with a Senate Health, Education and Social Services Committee                  
Letter of Intent: Senator Rieger, Chair, Senators Miller, Leman.               
Signing no recommendation: Senators Ellis, Salo.                               
                                                                               
                                Letter of Intent                               
                                      for                                      
                               HOUSE BILL No. 148                              
                                                                               
It is the intent of the Senate Health, Education and                          
Social Services Committee that upon passage of HB
148 the University put into place the draft grievance                          
policy distributed to employees for review on March                            
22, 1993.  It is the understanding of the legislature                          
that this policy will be used as an interim policy                             
only until the University of Alaska General                                    
Assembly and the Board of Regents formally and                                 
jointly agree to a successor grievance policy.                                 

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HB 148                                                                       
It is further the intent of the legislature that the                          
University of Alaska General Assembly and the                                  
Board of Regents reach final approval of a                                     
successor grievance policy by June 15, 1993.                                   
                                                                               
Previous House zero fiscal note.                                               
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 148 was referred to the State Affairs Committee.                
                                                                               
HB 178                                                                       
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                 
HOUSE BILL NO. 178 "An Act adding children under the age of                    
21 who are eligible for adoption assistance because of special needs           
to the optional Medicaid coverage list and revising the order of               
priority in which groups eligible for optional Medicaid coverage are           
eliminated; and providing for an effective date" and recommended               
it be replaced with                                                            
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 178(HES)                                         
                                                                               
Signing do pass: Senator Rieger, Chair, Senators Miller, Ellis, Salo,          
Leman.                                                                         
                                                                               
Fiscal notes for the Senate Committee Substitute published today               
from Department of Health and Social Services (6).                             
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 178 was referred to the Labor and Commerce                      
Committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
HB 217                                                                       
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered CS              
FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 217(JUD) "An Act relating to Native                         
corporation dividends and other distributions due to minors in the             
custody of a state."  Signing do pass: Senator Rieger, Chair, Senator          
Leman.  Signing no recommendation: Senators Miller, Ellis, Salo.               
                                                                               
Previous House zero fiscal notes.                                              

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HB 217                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 217(JUD) was referred to the Judiciary                   
Committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
                             UNFINISHED BUSINESS                             
                                                                               
SB 7                                                                         
Senator Rieger, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent that the              
Health, Education and Social Services Committee referral be waived             
on SENATE BILL NO. 7 "An Act relating to reimbursement of                      
school construction debt; and providing for an effective date."                
Senator Duncan objected, then withdrew his objection.  There being             
no further objections, it was so ordered.                                      
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 7 was referred to the Finance Committee.                       
                                                                               
HB 216                                                                       
President Halford added a Finance Committee referral to CS FOR                 
HOUSE BILL NO. 216(FIN) "An Act relating to power cost                         
equalization; and providing for an effective date."                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(FIN) was referred to the Finance                     
Committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
Senator Pearce, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent that the              
Finance Committee referral be waived on CS FOR HOUSE BILL                      
NO. 216(FIN).  Without objection, it was so ordered.                           
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(FIN) was referred to the Rules                       
Committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                ANNOUNCEMENTS                                
                                                                               
Announcements are at the end of the journal.                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               

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                                 ADJOURNMENT                                 
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate               
stand in adjournment until 11:00 a.m., April 19, 1993.  Without                
objection, the Senate adjourned at 4:53 p.m.                                   
                                                                               
                                                          Nancy Quinto         
                                               Secretary of the Senate         
                                                                               
                                                            April 1993         
                                                                               

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                                ANNOUNCEMENTS                                
                                                                               
                             STANDING COMMITTEES                             
                                                                               
                         COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS                        
                               BUTROVICH ROOM 205                              
APR 20                              TUESDAY                    9:00 AM         
SJR 31	EXTEND FED LANDFILL COMPLIANCE DEADLINES                                
HB 221	WORKERS COMP:VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS, ETC                               
SB 189	COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDE GRANTS                                            
SB 176	MUNICIPAL INVENTORY TAX EXEMPTION:EXPORTS                               
SB 164	MUN INCORP/RECLASSIFICATION/DISSOLUTION                                 
                                                                               
APR 22                              THURSDAY                   9:00 AM         
 	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD                                                       
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                                   FINANCE                                   
                               SENATE FINANCE 518                              
APR 18                               SUNDAY                    1:00 PM         
SB  73	LIABILITY OF DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION PROS                                   
SB 150	OIL & GAS EXPLORATION LICENSES/LEASES                                   
SB 151	OIL & GAS EXPLORATION INCENTIVE CREDITS                                 
SB 155	USE OF RENTED PROPERTY/LAW VIOLATIONS                                   
SB 176	MUNICIPAL INVENTORY TAX EXEMPTION:EXPORTS                               
SB 177	SALMON MARKETING, TAX;ASMI BOARD & DUTIES                               
SB 145	POSITION OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER                                      
HB  66	MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS                                       
                                                                               
APR 19                               MONDAY                    9:00 AM         
 	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD                                                       
SB  59	SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE GRANTS                                
SB  60	APPROP:SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION GRANT FUND                                   
SB 180	SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION DEBT REIMBURSEMENT                                  
SB 181	SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION GRANTS                                              
SB  99	FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF STATE GOVT.                                 
SB 101	ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE                                       
SB   7	SCHOOL DEBT REIMBURSEMENT                                               
                                                                               
APR 20                              TUESDAY                    3:30 PM         
 	SENATE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE:                                                 
 	..OVERVIEW:  EXECUTIVE BRANCH FY94 DP REQUESTS                               
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                                  JUDICIARY                                  
                                 BELTZ ROOM 211                                
APR 19                               MONDAY                    1:30 PM         
HB 225	NOTICE OF APPROPRIATIONS ON PFD'S                                       
SB 161	INTEREST RATES: JUDGMENTS/TAXES/ROYALTIES                               
SB 185	LIMITATIONS PERIOD FOR TAX ASSESSMENTS                                  
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APR 21                             WEDNESDAY                   1:30 PM         
HB 113	CHARITABLE & TELEPHONIC SOLICITING/SALES                                
 	<PENDING REFERRAL>                                                           
HB 181	APPEALS IN CRIMINAL CASES                                               
HB 136	DRUNK DRIVING & BREATH TEST OFFENSES                                    
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APR 22                              THURSDAY                   1:30 PM         
 	TO BE ANNOUNCED                                                              
                                                                               
APR 23                               FRIDAY                    1:30 PM         
 	TO BE ANNOUNCED                                                              
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                               LABOR & COMMERCE                              
                              FAHRENKAMP ROOM 203                              
APR 20                              TUESDAY                    1:30 PM         
HB 113	CHARITABLE & TELEPHONIC SOLICITING/SALES                                
SB 192	PERS BENEFITS AFTER RE-EMPLOYMENT                                       
SB 195	PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY BOARDS EXT.                               
SB 196	BOARD OF ARCH/ENGINEERS/SURVEYORS EXT.                                  
SB 184	VOLUNTEERS AND EMPLOYEES OF NONPROFITS                                  
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APR 22                              THURSDAY                   1:30 PM         
HB 158	APPROP: CONTRACT SETTLEMENT COSTS                                       
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                                  RESOURCES                                  
                               BUTROVICH ROOM 205                              
APR 19                               MONDAY                    3:30 PM         
HB 213	LIMIT ADMINISTRATIVE LAND CLOSURES                                      
HJR 28	SUPPORT KANTISHNA AREA TOURISM DEVELOP'T                                
HB 133	DEFINITION OF VALUE FOR FISHERIES TAX                                   
HCR 18	DECLARE FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND WEEK                                        
HJR 34	FED FISH RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GRANTS                                  
HB 140	FEES FOR NONRESIDENT KING SALMON TAG                                    
SJR 33	DEVELOPMENT OF WINDY CRAGGY ORE DEPOSIT                                 
                                                                               
APR 21                             WEDNESDAY                   3:30 PM         
 	CONFIRMATION HEARING:                                                        
 	..BIG GAME COMMERCIAL SERVICES BOARD: SCOTT OGAN                             
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APR 23                               FRIDAY                    3:30 PM         
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                                    RULES                                    
                              FAHRENKAMP ROOM 203                              
APR 18                               SUNDAY                    5:00 PM         
 	RULES                                                                        
                                                                               
APR 19                               MONDAY                    0:00 AM         
 	..TO MEET UPON ADJOURNMENT                                                   
HB 216	POWER COST EQUALIZATION                                                 
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                                STATE AFFAIRS                                
                               BUTROVICH ROOM 205                              
APR 19                               MONDAY                    9:00 AM         
HB 235	SPECIAL EDUCATION & RELATED SERVICES                                    
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APR 21                             WEDNESDAY                   9:00 AM         
HB  98	BLACK VETS' RECOGNITION BRIDGE,ALASKA HWY                               
HB  59	APPROP: VETS' LAND DISCOUNT REFUND                                      
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APR 23                               FRIDAY                    9:00 AM         
SB 199	ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES IN CLASSIFIED SERVICE                               
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                               JOINT COMMITTEES                              
                                                                               
                        CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 55                        
                               SENATE FINANCE 518                              
APR 19                               MONDAY                    3:00 PM         
 	COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS,                                                
 	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES,                                                  
 	ADMINISTRATION                                                               
                                                                               
APR 20                              TUESDAY                    3:00 PM         
 	COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                                            
 	FISH AND GAME                                                                
 	CORRECTIONS                                                                  
                                                                               
APR 21                             WEDNESDAY                   3:00 PM         
 	UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, COURT SYSTEM,                                          
 	GOVERNOR'S OFFICE,                                                           
 	LEGISLATURE                                                                  
                                                                               
APR 22                              THURSDAY                   3:00 PM         
 	OPEN ITEMS, MISCELLANEOUS                                                    
                                                                               
APR 23                               FRIDAY                    3:00 PM         
 	FISCAL NOTES                                                                 
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APR 24                              SATURDAY                   1:00 PM         
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APR 25                               SUNDAY                    1:00 PM         
 	IF NECESSARY                                                                 
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                      SELECT CMTE ON LEGISLATIVE ETHICS                      
                               BUTROVICH ROOM 205                              
APR 22                              THURSDAY                   1:00 PM         
 	COMMITTEE AND SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE                                            
 	..ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES REVIEW                                           
 	..OTHER BUSINESS                                                             
                                                                               
                               OTHER COMMITTEES                              
                                                                               
                              CHILDREN'S CAUCUS                              
                               BUTROVICH ROOM 205                              
APR 21                             WEDNESDAY                  12:00 PM         
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                                JOINT SESSION                                
                                 HOUSE CHAMBER                                 
APR 27                              TUESDAY                   11:00 AM         
 	SENATE AND HOUSE WILL MEET IN JOINT SESSION TO                               
 	CONSIDER CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS