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SB 64                                                                                                                         
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 64 "An Act                                                                   
establishing the Alaska Sentencing Commission; relating to jail-time                                                            
credit for offenders in court-ordered treatment programs; allowing a                                                            
reduction of penalties for offenders successfully completing court-                                                             
ordered treatment programs for persons convicted of driving while                                                               
under the influence or refusing to submit to a chemical test; relating to                                                       
court termination of a revocation of a person's driver's license; relating                                                      
to limitation of drivers' licenses; relating to conditions of probation                                                         
and parole; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it                                                             
be replaced with                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 64(JUD) "An Act                                                                                
          relating to theft and property offenses; relating to the                                                              
          definition of 'prior convictions' for certain theft                                                                   
          offenses; establishing the Alaska Criminal Justice                                                                    
          Commission; relating to the crime of custodial                                                                        
          interference; relating to the duties of the Alaska                                                                    
          Judicial Council; relating to jail-time credit for                                                                    
          offenders in court-ordered treatment programs;                                                                        
          relating to conditions of release, probation, and                                                                     
          parole; relating to duties of the commissioner of                                                                     
          corrections and board of parole; establishing a fund                                                                  
          for reducing recidivism in the Department of                                                                          
          Corrections; requiring the commissioner of                                                                            
          corrections to establish programs for persons on                                                                      
          conditions of release or probation that require testing                                                               
          for controlled substances and alcoholic beverages;                                                                    
          requiring the board of parole to establish programs                                                                   
          for persons on parole that require testing for                                                                        
          controlled substances and alcoholic beverages; and                                                                    
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Coghill, Chair; Senators McGuire,                                                                      
Wielechowski, Dyson. Signing no recommendation: Senator Olson.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 6, Alaska Court System                                                                                     
     Fiscal Note No. 7, Department of Corrections                                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 8, zero, Department of Administration                                                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 9, zero, Department of Administration                                                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 10, zero, Department of Administration                                                                     
     Fiscal Note No. 11, zero, Department of Law                                                                                
     Fiscal Note No. 12, zero, Department of Health and Social                                                                  
      Services                                                                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 13, zero, Office of the Governor                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
President Huggins added a Finance Committee referral to the bill.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.