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2021-03-29 Senate Journal

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                                SENATE JOURNAL                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                           ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                          THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                FIRST SESSION                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska Monday March 29, 2021                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                Seventieth Day                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President                                                             
Micciche at 11:03 a.m.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The roll showed fifteen members present. Senators Myers, Olson,                                                                 
von Imhof were excused from a call of the Senate. Senators Hoffman,                                                             
Shower were absent.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Senator Reinbold. Senator                                                               
Stedman moved and asked unanimous consent the prayer be spread.                                                                 
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
        God, thank You for the men and women who serve                                                                          
        our country in leadership roles and for their families.                                                                 
        Please provide our leaders with reminders each day of                                                                   
        their patriotic duty as they dedicate their lives to                                                                    
        public service. We ask that You use that commitment                                                                     
        to encourage and strengthen them.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
        Give them peace, when their work takes them away                                                                        
        from their families.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
        We also pray specifically for the wives, husbands, and                                                                  
        children of our leaders. We ask that You draw near to                                                                   
        them and hold them close while their loved one is                                                                       
             away from home in service to our great state.  Amen.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Reinbold led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent Senators                                                                       
Hoffman, Shower be excused from a call of the Senate today. Without                                                             
objection, Senators Hoffman, Shower were excused.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                                Certification                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent the journals for                                                               
the sixty-seventh through sixty-ninth legislative days be approved as                                                           
certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           Messages from the House                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Message dated March 29 was read stating the House passed and                                                                    
transmitted for consideration:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 76                                                                                                                         
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 76(FIN) am BY THE HOUSE FINANCE                                                                           
COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act extending the January 15, 2021, governor's                                                                    
          declaration of a public health disaster emergency in                                                                  
          response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-                                                                     
          19) pandemic; approving and ratifying declarations                                                                    
          of a public health disaster emergency; providing for a                                                                
          financing plan; making temporary changes to state                                                                     
          law in response to the COVID- 19 outbreak in the                                                                      
          following areas: occupational and professional                                                                        
          licensing, practice, and billing; telehealth;                                                                         
          fingerprinting requirements for health care providers;                                                                
          charitable gaming and online ticket sales; access to                                                                  
          federal stabilization funds; wills; unfair or deceptive                                                               
          trade practices; meetings of shareholders; and school                                                                 
          operating funds; relating to informed consent for                                                                     
          COVID-19 vaccines; relating to personal objections                                                                    
          to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines;                                                                           
          providing immunity from liability and disciplinary                                                                    
          action for occupational licensees for exposure of                                                                     
          clients to COVID-19; providing immunity from                                                                          
          liability for persons engaging in business and their                                                                  
          employees for exposure of customers to COVID-19;                                                                      
          and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                          Standing Committee Reports                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 32                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 32 "An Act                                                                     
establishing the Alaska middle college program for public school                                                                
students; and relating to the powers of the University of Alaska" and                                                           
recommended it be replaced with                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 32(FIN) "An Act                                                                                
          establishing the Alaska middle college program for                                                                    
          public school students; relating to the powers of the                                                                 
          University of Alaska; and providing for an effective                                                                  
          date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Stedman, Bishop, Cochairs; Senators                                                                   
Wilson, Wielechowski.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Education and Early                                                                 
          Development                                                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, University of Alaska                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SB 36                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 36 "An Act                                                                     
relating to reporting requirements of the Board of Regents of the                                                               
University of Alaska" and recommended the adoption of the Education                                                             
Committee Substitute offered on page 490. Signing do pass: Senators                                                             
Stedman, Bishop, Cochairs; Senator Wielechowski. Signing no                                                                     
recommendation: Senator Wilson.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, University of Alaska                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                        Introduction and Reference of                                                                        
                              Senate Resolutions                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SJR 12                                                                                                                        
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12 BY SENATOR                                                                                       
WIELECHOWSKI,                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          Urging the United States Congress to repeal the                                                                       
          Windfall Elimination Provision and Government                                                                         
          Pension Offset of the Social Security Act.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Finance                                                           
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                  Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 113                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 113 BY SENATOR OLSON, entitled:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act extending the fishery resource landing tax                                                                    
          credit for certain taxpayers that harvest fishery                                                                     
          resources under the provisions of a community                                                                         
          development quota; providing for an effective date by                                                                 
          amending the effective date of sec. 36, ch. 61, SLA                                                                   
          2014; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance                                                               
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 114                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 114 BY SENATOR BEGICH, entitled:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to parole eligibility for juvenile                                                                   
          offenders sentenced as adults."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary and                                                        
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                        Consideration of the Calendar                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                        Second Reading of Senate Bills                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SB 69                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 69 "An Act extending an exemption from                                                                          
regulation as a public utility for plants and facilities generating                                                             
electricity entirely from renewable energy resources; and providing for                                                         
an effective date" was read the second time.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Revak offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 7, following "chapter":                                                                                            
     Insert ", other than applicable regulation under AS 42.05.760 -                                                        
42.05.790,"                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 10:                                                                                                                
     Delete "2031"                                                                                                          
     Insert "2028"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 6:                                                                                                                 
     Delete "immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)"                                                                                 
     Insert "July 1, 2021"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Revak moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator                                                                
Begich objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further                                                            
objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
President Micciche stated SENATE BILL NO. 69 am will advance to                                                                 
third reading on the March 31 calendar.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 87                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 87 "An Act relating to credit for reinsurance; and                                                              
providing for an effective date" was read the second time.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
President Micciche stated SENATE BILL NO. 87 will advance to                                                                    
third reading on the March 31 calendar.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                        Third Reading of Senate Bills                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 19                                                                                                                         
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 19(FIN) "An Act relating to allocations                                                                  
for the special education service agency; extending the special                                                                 
education service agency; and providing for an effective date" was                                                              
read the third time.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senators Holland, Revak moved and asked unanimous consent to be                                                                 
shown as cosponsors on the bill. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 19(FIN) "An                                                                   
Act relating to allocations for the special education service agency;                                                           
extending the special education service agency; and providing for an                                                            
effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following                                                         
result:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 19(FIN)                                                                                                                    
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date(s)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Begich, Bishop, Costello, Gray-Jackson, Holland, Hughes,                                                                 
Kawasaki, Kiehl, Micciche, Reinbold, Revak, Stedman, Stevens,                                                                   
Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Hoffman, Myers, Olson, Shower, von Imhof                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 19(FIN) passed the Senate.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the                                                                
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date                                                                
clause(s). Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was                                                                
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                     Second Reading of House Resolutions                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HJR 12                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(RES) Urging the                                                                            
United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land                                                                        
Management, to honor the recent lease sales and proceed with                                                                    
permitting in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; urging the President                                                         
of the United States to defend the 2020 Record of Decision approving                                                            
the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National                                                            
Wildlife Refuge; opposing designation of the Arctic National Wildlife                                                           
Refuge as a National Monument; and urging the Alaska delegation in                                                              
Congress to uphold sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,                                                             
was read the second time.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senators Revak, Costello, Hughes, Reinbold, Bishop, Holland,                                                                    
Stedman, Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown                                                                 
as cross sponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Revak, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                                                 
adoption of the Resources Senate Committee Substitute offered on                                                                
page 552. Senator Begich objected, then withdrew his objection. There                                                           
being no further objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                                                                          
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(RES) was adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 6 - 7:                                                                                                            
     Delete "and urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to                                                                  
uphold sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017"                                                                       
     Insert "urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to work to                                                              
repeal sec. 20001(b)(5) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to                                                               
honor the Alaska Statehood Act with respect to the state's share of                                                           
bonuses, royalties, and rentals from exploration and development                                                              
in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and                                                              
requesting that the Alaska delegation in Congress defeat any                                                                  
effort to alter or repeal other provisions of sec. 20001 of the Tax                                                           
Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 if the result would adversely affect oil                                                            
and gas development efforts in the Arctic National Wildlife                                                                   
Refuge"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

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Page 5, line 11, following "state;":                                                                                            
     Insert "and                                                                                                                
     WHEREAS, in sec. 28 of the Alaska Statehood Act of 1958 (P.L.                                                            
85-508), the United States Congress established the right of the state to                                                       
receive 90 percent of the income derived from mineral leasing                                                                   
collected from the development of federal land in the state; and                                                                
     WHEREAS the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 191), as                                                              
amended, which is referenced in sec. 28 of the Alaska Statehood Act                                                             
of 1958 (P.L. 85-508), provides that "[a]ll money received from the                                                             
sales, bonuses, royalties . . . and rentals of [certain federal] public                                                         
lands . . . shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States; and . . .                                                     
90 per centum thereof shall be paid to the State of Alaska for                                                                  
disposition by the legislature thereof," which is consistent with the                                                           
provisions of the Alaska Statehood Act with respect to the share of                                                             
profits obtained from leasing, exploration, and development of federal                                                          
land within the state's borders to which the State of Alaska is entitled;                                                       
and                                                                                                                             
     WHEREAS sec. 20001(b)(5) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of                                                                 
2017 (P.L. 115-97) provides for the state to receive a 50 percent share                                                         
of the adjusted bonus, rental, and royalty receipts derived from                                                                
leasing, exploration, and development of federal land in the state, in                                                          
contravention of the percentage shares required under the Alaska                                                                
Statehood Act; and                                                                                                              
     WHEREAS the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that                                                               
gross receipts from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease bonus                                                             
bids alone could generate proceeds of up to $2,200,000,000 over a                                                               
decade;"                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 6, following line 11:                                                                                                      
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
     "FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges                                                                
the Alaska delegation in Congress to work to repeal sec. 20001(b)(5)                                                            
of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-97) to honor the                                                                 
Alaska Statehood Act, which provides that the State of Alaska receive                                                           
a 90 percent share of all bonuses, royalties, and rentals under leases                                                          
received by the federal government for exploration and development                                                              
in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and be it"                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 6, line 13, following "repeal":                                                                                            
     Insert "other provisions of"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                                                 
Senator Reinbold objected, then withdrew her objection. There being                                                             
no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent the resolution be                                                              
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                                             
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                                     
NO. 12(RES) am S was read the third time.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                                                                           
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(RES) am S Urging the United States                                                                      
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, to honor the                                                             
recent lease sales and proceed with permitting in the Arctic National                                                           
Wildlife Refuge; urging the President of the United States to defend                                                            
the 2020 Record of Decision approving the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas                                                             
Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; opposing                                                                
designation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a National                                                                
Monument; urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to work to                                                                   
repeal sec. 20001(b)(5) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to honor                                                           
the Alaska Statehood Act with respect to the state's share of bonuses,                                                          
royalties, and rentals from exploration and development in the coastal                                                          
plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and requesting that the                                                           
Alaska delegation in Congress defeat any effort to alter or repeal other                                                        
provisions of sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 if the                                                            
result would adversely affect oil and gas development efforts in the                                                            
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                                                           
with the following result:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHJR 12(RES) am S                                                                                                          
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Costello, Holland, Hughes, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Micciche,                                                            
Reinbold, Revak, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Begich, Gray-Jackson                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Hoffman, Myers, Olson, Shower, von Imhof                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                             
NO. 12(RES) am S passed the Senate and was referred to the                                                                      
Secretary for engrossment.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                                  Citations                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Alaska's Principals and Assistant Principals                                                                         
Senator(s) Stevens                                                                                                              
Representative(s) Story                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Jeannette Therriault                                                                                                 
Senator(s) Myers, Bishop                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Top Ten 2021 Iditarod Finishers                                                                                      
Senator(s) Hoffman                                                                                                              
Representative(s) Zulkosky, Edgmon                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Jodie Hettrick                                                                                                       
Senator(s) Gray-Jackson                                                                                                         
Representative(s) Spohnholz                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Michaela Goade                                                                                                       
Representative(s) Kreiss-Tomkins, Story                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Josephine Tatauq Bourdon                                                                                             
Representative(s) Foster                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Olson                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Delta Huskies Youth Hockey Team 2020-2021 12UA                                                                       
State Champions                                                                                                                 
Representative(s) Rauscher, Cronk                                                                                               
Senator(s) Shower                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Eileen B. Heun                                                                                                    
Senator(s) Gray-Jackson, Begich                                                                                                 
Representative(s) Josephson                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Annette Harpster                                                                                                  
Representative(s) Rauscher                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Delia Elizabeth Wright                                                                                            
Representative(s) Rauscher                                                                                                      
Senator(s) Shower                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Deborah Lee Diviney                                                                                               
Representative(s) Rauscher                                                                                                      
Senator(s) Shower                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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In Memoriam - Clinton W. Crusberg                                                                                               
Representative(s) Rauscher, Cronk                                                                                               
Senator(s) Shower                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Clarence T. Hoover                                                                                                
Representative(s) Rauscher                                                                                                      
Senator(s) Shower                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent the citations be                                                               
adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and referred to                                                          
the Secretary for transmittal.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Announcements                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Announcements are at the end of the journal.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Engrossment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 19                                                                                                                         
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 19(FIN) "An Act relating to allocations                                                                  
for the special education service agency; extending the special                                                                 
education service agency; and providing for an effective date" was                                                              
engrossed, signed by the President and Secretary and transmitted to                                                             
the House for consideration.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HJR 12                                                                                                                        
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                                     
NO. 12(RES) am S Urging the United States Department of the                                                                     
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, to honor the recent lease sales                                                            
and proceed with permitting in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge;                                                             
urging the President of the United States to defend the 2020 Record of                                                          
Decision approving the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in                                                             
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; opposing designation of the                                                                
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a National Monument; urging the                                                              
Alaska delegation in Congress to work to repeal sec. 20001(b)(5) of                                                             
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to honor the Alaska Statehood Act                                                             
with respect to the state's share of bonuses, royalties, and rentals from                                                       
exploration and development in the coastal plain of the Arctic National                                                         

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Wildlife Refuge; and requesting that the Alaska delegation in                                                                   
Congress defeat any effort to alter or repeal other provisions of sec.                                                          
20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 if the result would                                                                  
adversely affect oil and gas development efforts in the Arctic National                                                         
Wildlife Refuge, was engrossed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                  Enrollment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 24                                                                                                                         
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 24(L&C) "An Act                                                                             
relating to holding corporate meetings by remote communication;                                                                 
allowing voting by remote communication at corporate meetings;                                                                  
making shareholder lists available electronically; relating to for-profit                                                       
and nonprofit corporations; relating to business and industrial                                                                 
development corporations; relating to Native corporations; relating to                                                          
the Alaska Banking Code; and providing for an effective date" was                                                               
enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief                                                              
Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office                                                           
of the Governor at 4:35 p.m., March 26, 2021.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Memorandum from the Division of Legal and Research Services,                                                                    
Legislative Affairs Agency, reporting the following manifest errors in                                                          
HCS CSSB 24(L&C), which have been corrected in enrolling:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 8, line 6:                                                                                                                 
          Delete "which"                                                                                                        
          Insert "that [WHICH]"                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 9, line 3, following "communication,":                                                                                 
          Delete "by"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Adjournment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent the Senate stand                                                               
in adjournment until 11:00 a.m., March 31, 2021. Without objection,                                                             
the Senate adjourned at 11:33 a.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                    Liz Clark                                                   
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                             STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                             
+ indicates teleconference                                                                                                      
= indicates bill previously heard/scheduled                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                         COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Mar 30        Tuesday                     Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
+ SB  72 SEC. SCHOOL CIVICS EDUCATION                                                                                           
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+= SB  17 ENERGY EFFICIENCY & POLICY: PUB. BLDGS                                                                                
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 01        Thursday                    Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                  EDUCATION                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 29        Monday                          Butrovich 205           9:00 AM                                                 
+= SB 111 EARLY EDUCATION; READING INTERVENTION                                                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           9:00 AM                                                 
+= SB 111 EARLY EDUCATION; READING INTERVENTION                                                                                 
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 02        Friday                          Butrovich 205           9:00 AM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                   FINANCE                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mar 29        Monday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+= SB  32 COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS                                                                               
+= SB  36 U OF A REGENTS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS                                                                                 
+ SB  20 OUT OF STATE TEACHER RECIPROCITY                                                                                       
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              -- <Time Limit May Be Set> --                                                                                     
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 29        Monday                    Senate Finance 532            1:00 PM                                                 
+= SB  56 EXTENDING COVID 19 DISASTER EMERGENCY                                                                                 
+ HB  76 EXTENDING COVID 19 DISASTER EMERGENCY                                                                                  
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 30        Tuesday                   Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+= HB  76 EXTENDING COVID 19 DISASTER EMERGENCY                                                                                 
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              -- <Time Limit May Be Set> --                                                                                     
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Wednesday                 Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+             Alaska's Economy                                                                                                  
              - Mouchine Guetabbi, Economist                                                                                    
              Institute of Social & Economic Research,                                                                          
              University of Alaska                                                                                              
              - Dan Robinson, Chief of Research & Analysis                                                                      
              Department of Labor & Workforce Development                                                                       
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 01        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 02        Friday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
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2021-03-29                     Senate Journal                      Page 0583
                           HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Mar 30        Tuesday                         Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
+= SB  92 MISSING PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OLD                                                                                    
  -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                              
  -- Rescheduled from 3/23/2021 --                                                                                              
+  Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Apr 01        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                  JUDICIARY                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 29        Monday                          Butrovich 205           1:00 PM                                                 
              -- Delayed to 1:30 p.m. --                                                                                        
              -- Please Note Time Change --                                                                                     
+             Consideration of Governor's Appointees                                                                            
              - Todd Fletcher, Commission on Judicial Conduct                                                                   
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
              - Treg Taylor, Attorney General                                                                                   
              - Appointee Above Removed from Agenda -                                                                           
+= SB   9 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL; ALCOHOL REG                                                                               
              - Senator Micciche                                                                                                
+= SJR  1 CONST AM: GUARANTEE PERM FUND DIVIDEND                                                                                
              - Senator Wielechowski                                                                                            
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
+             Consideration of Governor's Appointees                                                                            
              - Sam Cherot, Public Defender                                                                                     
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+= SB  15 OPEN MEETINGS ACT; PENALTY                                                                                            
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              - Senator Costello                                                                                                
              - Amendments, Fiscal Notes                                                                                        
+= SB  65 LIABILITY CONSULTING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER                                                                             
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              - Senators Kiehl, Begich                                                                                          
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 02        Friday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              -- Agenda to be Announced --                                                                                      
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2021-03-29                     Senate Journal                      Page 0584
                               LABOR & COMMERCE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mar 29        Monday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+             Consideration of Governor's Appointees:                                                                           
              -Alaska Labor Relations Agency                                                                                    
              Tyler Andrews, Dennis DeWitt                                                                                      
              - Alaska Workers' Compensation Board                                                                              
              Anthony Ladd, Jason Motyka                                                                                        
              - Board of Social Work Examiners                                                                                  
              Mindy Swisher, Sharon Woodward                                                                                    
              - Board of Dental Examiners - Gregory Johnson                                                                     
              - Board of Professional Counselors                                                                                
              Dorene "Dori" Hagen                                                                                               
              - Board of Veterinary Examiners - Denise Albert                                                                   
              - Marijuana Control Board                                                                                         
              Nicholas "Nick" Miller                                                                                            
              State Board of Registration for Architects,                                                                       
              Engineers, & Land Surveyors - Loren Leman                                                                         
              Board of Marital & Family Therapy - Joy Collins                                                                   
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
+ SB  40 VETERANS' BENEFITS SERVICES; DISCLOSURE                                                                                
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Mar 29        Monday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          5:30 PM                                                 
+             Consideration of Governor's Appointees:                                                                           
              - Board of Dental Examiners                                                                                       
              Christine Hansen, Bradley Heaston                                                                                 
              - Real Estate Appraisers Board                                                                                    
              Valery Kudryn, Mae Sprague Hayes                                                                                  
              -Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy                                                                         
              Lance Johnson                                                                                                     
              - Alaska Workers' Compensation Board                                                                              
              Christine Gilbert                                                                                                 
              - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives                                                                        
              Hannah St. George                                                                                                 
              - Board of Massage Therapy - Kristin Tri                                                                          
              - Board of Professional Counselors - Laura Patin                                                                  
              - Board of Psychologist & Psychological Associate                                                                 
              Examiners - Bradley McConnell                                                                                     
              - Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Board                                                                   
              Enlow Walker                                                                                                      
              - State Board of Registration for Architects,                                                                     
              Engineers, & Land Surveyors - Elizabeth Johnston                                                                  
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

2021-03-29                     Senate Journal                      Page 0585
                         LABOR & COMMERCE (continued)                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Wednesday                   Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+             Consideration of Governor's Appointees:                                                                           
               - Real Estate Appraisers Board                                                                                   
              William "Leon" McKean                                                                                             
              - Real Estate Commission - Traci Heaton                                                                           
              - Board of Marital & Family Therapy - Kayla Green                                                                 
              - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives                                                                        
              Rachel Pugh                                                                                                       
              - Board of Chiropractic Examiners - John Lloyd                                                                    
              - Board of Pharmacy - Richard Holt                                                                                
              - Board of Veterinary Examiners                                                                                   
              Rachel Berngartt                                                                                                  
              - Fishermen's Fund Advisory and Appeals Council                                                                   
              Renee Weddle Alward                                                                                               
              - Occupational Safety & Health Review Board                                                                       
              Vincent Perez, Thomas Trosvig                                                                                     
              - Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Board                                                                   
              Jody Pfeiffer                                                                                                     
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Wednesday                   Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          5:30 PM                                                 
+             Consideration of Governor's Appointees:                                                                           
              - Alaska Workers' Compensation Board                                                                              
              Lake Williams, Robert Weel                                                                                        
              - Board of Veterinary Examiners                                                                                   
              Scott Flamme, Hal Geiger                                                                                          
              - Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Board                                                                   
              Nathan Missler, Lisa Radley                                                                                       
              - Board of Nursing - Wendy Monrad                                                                                 
              - Board of Pharmacy - Tammy Lindemuth                                                                             
              - Board of Professional Counselors                                                                                
              Eleanor Vinson                                                                                                    
              - Marijuana Control Board - Bruce Schulte                                                                         
              - Real Estate Commission - Elizabeth Schok                                                                        
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 02        Friday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          5:30 PM                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
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2021-03-29                     Senate Journal                      Page 0586
                                  RESOURCES                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 29        Monday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              Presentation: 30 by 30 Federal Initiative by                                                                      
              Dick Mylius                                                                                                       
+ SB 101 ADVISORY COMMISSION ON FEDERAL MGT AREAS                                                                               
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
+ SB  27 INDUSTRIAL HEMP PROGRAM;MANUFACTURING                                                                                  
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 02        Friday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                STATE AFFAIRS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Mar 30        Tuesday                         Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled:                                                                                 
+= SB  39 BALLOT CUSTODY/TAMPERING; VOTER REG; MAIL                                                                             
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+= SB  95 SEARCH AND RESCUE SURPLUS STATE PROPERTY                                                                              
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+             Governor's Appointees                                                                                             
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 01        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              -- MEETING CANCELED --                                                                                            
+             Governor Appointees                                                                                               
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled:                                                                                 
+= SB  39 BALLOT CUSTODY/TAMPERING; VOTER REG; MAIL                                                                             
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 06        Tuesday                         Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              -- MEETING CANCELED --                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

2021-03-29                     Senate Journal                      Page 0587
                          STATE AFFAIRS (continued)                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Apr 08        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
+             Governor Appointees                                                                                               
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
+= SB  39 BALLOT CUSTODY/TAMPERING; VOTER REG; MAIL                                                                             
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
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                                TRANSPORTATION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Mar 30        Tuesday                     Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+= SB 103 AMHS OPERATION & PLANNING BOARD                                                                                       
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+= SB 105 ROAD SERVICE AREA CONSOLIDATION                                                                                       
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 01        Thursday                    Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled