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HB 176                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 176(FIN) "An Act repealing state                                                                          
employee salary schedule increases; and providing for an effective                                                              
date" was read the second time.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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         Delete "repealing state employee salary schedule increases"                                                         
     Insert "allowing certain state employees to take up to three                                                             
weeks of voluntary leave without pay"                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete all material and insert:                                                                                            
"* Section 1. AS 39.20 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                            
          Sec. 39.20.285. Voluntary leave of absence without pay. (a)                                                         
     Notwithstanding AS 39.20.310(8), an employee of the state may                                                              
     voluntarily take a leave of absence without pay of up to three                                                             
     weeks each year under this section. The employer shall grant the                                                           
     request for a leave of absence without pay unless the employer                                                             
     determines that granting a request under this section would                                                                
     endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the public. Leave under                                                         
     this section that is unused does not accrue from year to year.                                                             
          (b)  Nothing in this section prohibits an employer from                                                               
     granting other leave, including leave without pay, that is                                                                 
     authorized by law."                                                                                                        

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Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                                                 
Senator MacKinnon objected.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 176(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  5   NAYS:  15   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Olson, Wielechowski                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Giessel, Hoffman,                                                                   
Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Stedman,                                                                   
Stevens, Stoltze                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and so, Amendment No. 1 failed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                              
advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 176(FIN) was read the third time.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 176(FIN) "An                                                                   
Act repealing state employee salary schedule increases; and providing                                                           
for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the                                                            
following result:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 176(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly,                                                           
MacKinnon, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bishop, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Olson, Wielechowski                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 176(FIN) passed the Senate.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on                                                              
the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date                                                            
clause. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski gave notice of reconsideration.