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HB 63                                                                                                                         
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 63                                                                                                           
    "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Governors                                                            
    of the Alaska Bar Association; and providing for an effective                                                               
    date."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Keller, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Gruenberg, Pruitt, LeDoux, Foster, Lynn                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Keller                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
A House Judiciary Committee letter of intent, signed by                                                                         
Representative Keller, Chair, follows:                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
"It is the intent of HOUSE BILL NO. 63 "An Act extending the                                                                    
termination date of the Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar                                                                    
Association; and providing for an effective date" that a critical                                                               
function of the Alaska Bar Association is the continuing legal                                                                  
education (CLE) of its membership. CLE contributes to lawyer                                                                    
competence and benefits the public and the profession by ensuring that                                                          

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attorneys remain current regarding the law, the profession's obligations                                                        
and standards, and the management of their law practices.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Accordingly, the Alaska Legislature respectfully recommends that the                                                            
Alaska Supreme Court increase the number of Mandatory Continuing                                                                
Legal Education (MCLE) credit hours for active members of the                                                                   
Alaska Bar Association."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Office of the Governor/Various Depts.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 63 was referred to the Finance Committee.