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2006-05-06 Senate Journal

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2006-05-06                     Senate Journal                      Page 3242
HB 475                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 475(FIN) am "An Act relating to the                                           
supplemental employee benefit program; relating to teachers' and                                    
public employees' defined benefit retirement plans; relating to                                     
teachers' and public employees' defined contribution retirement plans                               
that apply to employees first hired after June 30, 2007; relating to the                            
health reimbursement arrangement plan for certain teachers and public                               
employees; clarifying eligibility for membership in the health                                      
reimbursement arrangement plan; relating to waiver of adjustments                                   
under the teachers' defined benefit retirement plan and the public                                  

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employees' defined benefit retirement plan; relating to the                                         
administrator of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska;                                 
relating to employer contributions for occupational disability and                                  
death benefits; repealing participation in the teachers' defined                                    
contribution and defined benefit retirement plans by certain employees                              
of the National Education Association of Alaska; relating to                                        
requirements for employer minimum contributions to the teachers' and                                
the public employees' defined benefit retirement systems; relating to                               
the public employees' defined benefit deferred compensation program;                                
providing for an effective date by amending sec. 148, ch. 9, FSSLA                                  
2005, which contains an effective date; and providing for an effective                              
date" was read the second time.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Senator Stedman, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                   
adoption of the Community and Regional Affairs Senate Committee                                     
Substitute offered on page 3199. Senator Elton objected.                                            
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the Community and Regional Affairs                                       
Senate Committee Substitute be adopted?" The roll was taken with the                                
following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
CSHB 475(FIN) am                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Adopt CRA Senate Committee Substitute?                                                              
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman,                                     
Stevens B, Stevens G, Wagoner, Wilken                                                               
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson                                  
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Therriault                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 475(CRA)                                                
"An Act relating to the supplemental employee benefit program;                                      
relating to teachers' and public employees' defined benefit retirement                              
plans; relating to teachers' and public employees' defined contribution                             
retirement plans; relating to the health reimbursement arrangement                                  
plan for certain teachers and public employees; clarifying eligibility                              
for membership in the health reimbursement arrangement plan;                                        
relating to waiver of adjustments under the teachers' defined benefit                               
retirement plan and the public employees' defined benefit retirement                                

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plan; relating to the administrator of the Public Employees' Retirement                             
System of Alaska; relating to employer contributions for occupational                               
disability and death benefits; repealing participation in the teachers'                             
defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans by certain                                
employees of the National Education Association of Alaska; relating                                 
to requirements for employer minimum contributions to the teachers'                                 
and the public employees' defined benefit retirement systems; relating                              
to the public employees' defined benefit deferred compensation                                      
program; and providing for an effective date" was adopted.                                          
                                                                                                    
President Stevens stated SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                            
NO. 475(CRA) will be on the May 7 calendar.