Legislature(2017 - 2018)
2017-04-07 House Journal
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Full Journal pdf2017-04-07 House Journal Page 0897 The Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) Unemployment Insurance program is required by federal law to use the treasury offset program to recover certain unemployment compensation or risk loss of federal funding - over $22 million. AS 23.20.486 authorizes DOLWD to participate in the federal offset program, which includes confidential tax information subject to the safeguard requirements. DOLWD is currently working on programming and testing and expects to begin participation in the program in the spring of 2017. The Alaska unemployment compensation program estimates it will collect an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 annually through the offset program. To ensure continued access to federal tax information, the bill creates a new chapter in AS 39 for establishing State personnel procedures for State employees who access certain federal tax information. The bill also creates a new section in AS 30.36, establishing similar procedures for State contractors who access certain federal tax information. Those procedures include fingerprinting and an FBI national criminal history record check. Last, the bill amends AS 12.62.400 by adding a new subsection authorizing the Department of Public Safety to submit the fingerprints to the FBI and obtain a national criminal history record check. I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure. Sincerely, /s/ Bill Walker Governor" CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS HB 31 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 31 "An Act requiring the Department of Public Safety to develop a tracking system and collection and processing protocol for sexual