2022-02-11                     House Journal                      Page 1826
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 319                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 319 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                                                   
the Governor, entitled:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to criminal law and procedure; relating to the                                                            
     crime of harassment; relating to the duty to register as a sex                                                             
     offender; amending the definition of 'sex offense'; relating to                                                            
     lifetime revocation of a teaching certificate for certain offenses;                                                        
     relating to the definition of 'domestic violence'; relating to                                                             
     multidisciplinary child protection teams; relating to arrest                                                               
     authority for pretrial services officers and probation officers; and                                                       
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary, and                                                       
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Corrections                                                                                                  
2.  Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                                                          
3.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                                
4.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                                
5.  Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                                             
6.  Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                                             
7.  Fiscal, Dept. of Education & Early Development                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The Governor's transmittal letter dated February 10 follows:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Stutes:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill relating to sex offenses.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Under current law, the use of force, or the threat of force, is necessary                                                       
for sexual contact to qualify as sexual assault. Unwanted sexual