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HB 127                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    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."                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 127(STA)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to compensation of the ombudsman and to                                                                    
    employment of staff by the ombudsman under personal service                                                                 
    contracts; relating to investigation by the ombudsman on the                                                                
    legislature's motion or by the ombudsman's motion; relating to                                                              
    notice by the ombudsman to a complainant; relating to disclosure                                                            
    by an agency to the ombudsman of communications subject to                                                                  
    attorney-client and attorney work-product privileges; 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 or                                                         

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    grant and over instrumentalities of the state; and amending Rules                                                           
    501 and 503, Alaska Rules of Evidence."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Lynn, Chair, with the                                                                   
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (1):  Lynn                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Gattis                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Amend (3):  Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins, Hughes                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 127(STA):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Corrections                                                                                                  
2.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Administration                                                                                      
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 127 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.