1998-05-07                     Senate Journal                      Page 3852
SR 3                                                                         
Senator Ellis offered Amendment No. 1 :                                         
                                                                               
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Information Network"                                                          
                                                                               
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	"WHEREAS Attorney General Bruce Botelho has                                 
determined that release of certain APSIN information by the Senate             
Judiciary Committee on March 30, 1998, was in violation of the law,            
and that prosecution for that offense may be possible because the              
legislature may have waived its legislative immunity as to that                
matter; and                                                                    
	WHEREAS Attorney General Bruce Botelho has refrained                        
for the present from reviewing the illegal release of APSIN                    
information by the Senate Judiciary Committee, pending consideration           
by the legislature of its own inquiry into the matter; and"                    
                                                                               
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	FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Senate                               
respectfully and urgently requests Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney                  
General of the State of Alaska, to appoint a special prosecutor to             
investigate the possible misuse of APSIN information by the Senate             
Judiciary Committee and its staff, and to bring any criminal charges           
under AS24.60.060 or civil actions under AS24.60.970 that may be               
appropriate; this clause constitutes an express waiver of immunity             
under art. II, sec. 6, Constitution of the State of Alaska."                   
                                                                               
Senator Ellis moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator               
Taylor objected.                                                               
                                                                               
Senators Pearce, Parnell, Taylor, Ellis moved and asked unanimous              
consent that they be allowed to abstain from voting because of a               
conflict of interest. Objections were heard and they were required to          
vote.