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2005-05-21 House Journal

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                             HOUSE JOURNAL                                                       
                                                                                                    
                        ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                 
                                                                                                    
                       TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE                                                 
                                                                                                    
                         FIRST SPECIAL SESSION                                                   
                                                                                                    
Juneau, Alaska                  Saturday                  May 21, 2005                            
                                                                                                    
                              Eleventh Day                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                    
Harris at 10:14 a.m.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Roll call showed 32 members present.  Representative Moses was                                      
absent and his presence was noted later.  Representatives Anderson,                                 
Chenault, Kott, McGuire, Meyer, and Weyhrauch were absent.                                          
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
Representative Kapsner be excused from a call of the House today.                                   
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Rokeberg.                                
Representative Stoltze moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
invocation be spread on the journal.  There being no objection, it was                              
so ordered.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
    Mr. Speaker, keeping in mind the religious beliefs of others, I                                
    would like to share an Irish proverb:                                                           
                                                                                                    
       Lord, may You grant that our neighbors respect us, trouble                                  
    neglect us, angels protect us, and heaven accept us.                                            
                                                                                                    
       Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where                                  
    we are right, make us easy to live with.  Amen.                                                 
                                                                                                    
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Dahlstrom.                                       
                                                                                                    

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                      CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                               
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
journal for the 10th legislative day of the First Special Session be                                
approved as certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it                             
was so ordered.                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                       MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR                                                
                                                                                                    
SB 129                                                                                            
A message dated May 20, 2005, was read stating the Governor has                                     
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                            
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                    
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 129(JUD)                                                                 
    "An Act relating to the wrongful recording of a notice of                                       
    pendency of an action relating to title to or right to possession of                            
    real property."                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    Chapter No. 27, SLA 2005                                                                        
    Effective Date:  August 18, 2005                                                                
                                                                                                    
                     REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES                                               
                                                                                                    
SB 141                                                                                            
The 2d Free Conference Committee considering HCS CSSB 141(FIN)                                      
am H and CSSB 141(FIN) recommends the following be adopted:                                         
                                                                                                    
    FREE CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 141(2d                                                   
    FCC)                                                                                            
    "An Act relating to the teachers' and public employees' retirement                              
    systems and creating defined contribution and health                                            
    reimbursement plans for members of the teachers' retirement                                     
    system and the public employees' retirement system who are first                                
    hired after July 1, 2006; relating to university retirement                                     
    programs; establishing the Alaska Retirement Management Board                                   
    to replace the Alaska State Pension Investment Board, the Alaska                                
    Teachers' Retirement Board, and the Public Employees'                                           
    Retirement Board; adding appeals of the decisions of the                                        
    administrator of the teachers' and public employees' retirement                                 

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    systems to the jurisdiction of the office of administrative hearings;                           
    providing for nonvested members of the teachers' retirement                                     
    system defined benefit plans to transfer into the teachers'                                     
    retirement system defined contribution plan and for nonvested                                   
    members of the public employees' retirement system defined                                      
    benefit plans to transfer into the public employees' retirement                                 
    system defined contribution plan; providing for political                                       
    subdivisions and public organizations to request to participate in                              
    the public employees' defined contribution retirement plan; and                                 
    providing for an effective date."                                                               
                                                                                                    
    (technical title change)                                                                        
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representatives Ramras (Chair), Elkins,                                    
Berkowitz; and Senators Gary Stevens (Chair), Ben Stevens, Guess.                                   
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to FCCS SB 141(2d FCC):                                          
                                                                                                    
1.   Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                
3.   Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue                                                                       
4.   Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue                                                                       
5.   Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue                                                                       
6.   Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue                                                                       
7.   Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue                                                                       
9.   Zero, House Finance Committee/Dept. of Administration                                          
11. Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                 
                                                                                                    
The report was received May 20, 2005, at 5:40 p.m. and is under                                     
Unfinished Business.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Moses was noted.                                                   
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess;                                 
and so, the House recessed at 10:18 a.m.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                              AFTER RECESS                                                       
                                                                                                    
The Speaker called the House back to order at 3:55 p.m.                                             
                                                                                                    
The House adjourned.                                                                                
                                                                                                    

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                  CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                            
                                                                                                    
                     THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS                                               
                                                                                                    
SB 46                                                                                             
The following, which was on yesterday's calendar and not taken up                                   
(page 2071), was not taken up this legislative day and will be on                                   
tomorrow's calendar:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE CS FOR 2d CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 46(FIN)                                                  
    "An Act making and amending appropriations, including capital                                   
    appropriations, supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and                              
    appropriations to capitalize funds; making appropriations under                                 
    art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                              
    constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective                              
    date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                             ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                       
                                                                                                    
House committee schedules are published daily under separate cover.                                 
                                                                                                    
                              ADJOURNMENT                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
House adjourn (page 2077) until 1:00 p.m., May 22, 2005.  There                                     
being no objection, the House adjourned at 3:55 p.m.                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            Suzi Lowell                                             
                                            Chief Clerk