2014-03-25                     House Journal                      Page 2036
HB 127                                                                                                                        
The Speaker added a Finance Committee referral for the following:                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 127                                                                                                          
    "An Act clarifying that the Alaska Bar Association is an agency                                                             
    for purposes of investigations by the ombudsman; relating to                                                                
    compensation of the ombudsman and to employment of staff by                                                                 
    the ombudsman under personal service contracts; providing that                                                              
    certain records of communications between the ombudsman and                                                                 
    an agency are not public records; relating to disclosure by an                                                              
    agency to the ombudsman of communications subject to attorney-                                                              
    client and attorney work-product privileges; relating to informal                                                           
    and formal reports of opinions and recommendations issued by the                                                            
    ombudsman; relating to the privilege of the ombudsman not to                                                                
    testify and creating a privilege under which the ombudsman is not                                                           
    required to disclose certain documents; relating to procedures for                                                          
    procurement by the ombudsman; relating to the definition of                                                                 
    'agency' for purposes of the Ombudsman Act and providing                                                                    
    jurisdiction of the ombudsman over persons providing certain                                                                
    services to the state by contract; and amending Rules 501 and 503,                                                          
    Alaska Rules of Evidence."                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 127 was removed from the Rules Committee and referred to the                                                                 
Finance Committee.