Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-02-05 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1533 SENATE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION Juneau, Alaska Monday February 5, 2024 Twenty-first Day Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President Stevens at 11:02 a.m. The roll showed nineteen members present. Senator Kaufman was excused from a call of the Senate. The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Adam Bauer, Secretary of Juneau Bahá’í Assembly. Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent the prayer be spread. Without objection, it was so ordered. O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our spellbound hearts are carried away by Thy love, and yet are we transported by the rays of Thy resplendent face. Weak though we be, we await the revelations of Thy might and power. Poor though we be, with neither goods nor means, still take we riches from the treasures of Thy Kingdom. Drops though we be, still do we draw from out Thy ocean deeps. Motes though we be, still do we gleam in the glory of Thy splendid Sun. O Thou our Provider! Send down Thine aid, that each one gathered here may become a lighted candle, each one a center of attraction, each one a summoner to Thy heavenly realms, till at last we make this nether world the mirror image of Thy Paradise. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1534 Senator Kiehl led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance. Certification Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the journals for the eighteenth through twentieth legislative days be approved as certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered. Messages from the House Message dated February 2 was read stating the House passed and transmitted for consideration: First Reading and Reference of House Bills HB 129 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 129(JUD) BY THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, entitled: "An Act relating to voter registration; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Finance Committees. Communications The following reports are on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate: Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Alaska Regional Development Organizations (ARDORs) Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report in accordance with AS 44.33.896 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1535 Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Interior Energy Project Quarterly Report to the Alaska State Legislature Fourth Quarter 2023 in accordance with ch. 39, SLA 2015 Department of Natural Resources Carbon Offset Program 2023 Annual Report in accordance with AS 38.95.450 Consideration of the Calendar Third Reading of Senate Bills SB 129 SENATE BILL NO. 129 "An Act naming the Matt Glover Bike Path" was read the third time. The question being: "Shall SENATE BILL NO. 129 "An Act naming the Matt Glover Bike Path" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 129 Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 19 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Hughes, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Wilson Excused: Kaufman and so, SENATE BILL NO. 129 passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment. 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1536 Citations Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the following citation be made a special order of business. Without objection, it was so ordered. Special Order of Business In Memoriam - James Richard "Dick" Hand Representative(s) Hannan, Story Senator(s) Kiehl Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the citation be adopted. Without objection, the citation was adopted and referred to the Secretary for transmittal. Unfinished Business SJR 13 Senator Gray-Jackson moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as a cosponsor on SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13 Encouraging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to pass and sign legislation amending the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to release certain land held in trust back to affected Alaska Native village corporations. Without objection, it was so ordered. Announcements Announcements are at the end of the journal. Engrossment SB 129 SENATE BILL NO. 129 "An Act naming the Matt Glover Bike Path" was engrossed, signed by the President and Secretary and transmitted to the House for consideration. 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1537 Adjournment Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the Senate stand in adjournment until 10:45 a.m., February 7, 2024. Without objection, the Senate adjourned at 11:15 a.m. Liz Clark Secretary of the Senate 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1538 Announcements Americans with Disabilities Act Notice - Persons with disabilities who require special accommodation or alternative communication formats to access committee meetings may contact the appropriate committee office or the Legislative Information Office in their community. Reasonable advance notice is needed to accommodate the request. For further information, call the ADA Coordinator at 465-3854 Voice/465-4980 TDD. STANDING COMMITTEES + indicates teleconference = indicates bill previously heard/scheduled COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS Feb 06 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM += SJR 13 AMEND ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT -- Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 08 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + SB 207 MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILY HELP DESK -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled ---------------------------------------- EDUCATION Feb 05 Monday Davis 106 8:00 AM -- Please Note Time & Location Change -- + Presentation: Alaska Council of School Administrators: State of Education from the Field by Dr. Lisa S. Parady, Executive Director, Alaska Council of School Administrators Dr. Roy Getchell, President, Alaska Superintendents Association Rick Dormer, President, Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals (Continued on Next Page) 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1539 EDUCATION (continued) (Continued from Previous Page) Josh Gill, President, Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals Heather Heineken, Alaska Association of School Business Officials Doug Gray, Profession Development Director, Alaska Staff Development Director + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 07 Wednesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 3:30 PM + Presentation: The Different Education Models Used by Alaska's Public Schools by Norm Wooten, Association of Alaska School Boards Michael Hanley, Superintendent, Aleutian Region Schools Todd Hindman, Retired Principal at the Fireweed Academy in Homer Scott MacManus, Director of State and Federal Programs, Yukon-Koyukuk School District Dean O'Dell, Director, IDEA Homeschool Program Additional Invited Testifiers + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 09 Friday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 3:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled ---------------------------------------- FINANCE Feb 05 Monday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 06 Tuesday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + State Debt Update Administration Response to Prior Meetings: Department of Revenue + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1540 FINANCE (continued) Feb 07 Wednesday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + SB 141 NAMING RAYMOND & ESTHER CONQUEST BRIDGE -- Invited & Public Testimony -- <Time Limit May Be Set> -- + SB 24 PUBLIC SCHOOLS: MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION -- Invited & Public Testimony -- <Time Limit May Be Set> -- Administration Response to Prior Meetings: Office of Management and Budget Legislative Finance Division + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 08 Thursday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Update & Overview Administration Response to Prior Meetings: Department of Natural Resources + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 08 Thursday Senate Finance 532 1:30 PM -- Please Note Time Change -- += SB 125 AK HOUSING FINANCE CORP: SUSTAIN ENERGY -- Invited & Public Testimony -- <Time Limit May Be Set> -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 09 Friday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM No Meeting Scheduled ---------------------------------------- HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES Feb 06 Tuesday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled += SB 115 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SCOPE OF PRACTICE Feb 08 Thursday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM -- MEETING CANCELED -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1541 JUDICIARY Feb 05 Monday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM -- MEETING CANCELED -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 07 Wednesday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM + EO 133 ELIMINATING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION ADVISORY BOARD -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + EO 135 ELIMINATING THE ALASKA SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 09 Friday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM -- MEETING CANCELED -- + SB 163 ANIMAL ADOPTION RECORDS -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled ---------------------------------------- LABOR & COMMERCE Feb 05 Monday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + SB 134 INS. DATA SECURITY; INFO. SECURITY PRGRMS -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> -- + SB 166 MENTAL HEALTH/PSYCHEDELIC MED. TASK FORCE -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> -- **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 07 Wednesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + SB 191 AHFC MAKE/PURCHASE MORTGAGE LOANS -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> -- + SB 209 ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF FISHING VESSELS -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> -- **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 09 Friday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1542 RESOURCES Feb 05 Monday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM + Presentation: Pikka Project Update and Net Zero Approach by Joe Balash, Senior Vice President External Affairs, Santos Kyle Kohman, Senior Manager Energy Solutions, Santos -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- EO 124 PROHIBITING BY REGULATION LIVE CAPTURE, POSESSION, TRANSPORT, OR RELEASE OF NATIVE/EXOTIC GAME OR EGGS EO 126 ELIMINATING THE WOOD-TIKCHIK STATE PARK MANAGEMENT COUNCIL EO 134 ELIMINATING THE RECREATION RIVERS ADVISORY BOARD + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 07 Wednesday Adams 519 3:30 PM -- Please Note Location Change -- Meeting Jointly with the House Resources Committee + Presentation: Cook Inlet Gas Update by Luke Saugier, Senior Vice President, Hilcorp Alaska Mark Slaughter, Chief Commercial Officer, HEX/Furie Benjamin Johnson, President and CEO, BlueCrest Energy Inc. John Sims, President, ENSTAR Gas Company -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 09 Friday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1543 STATE AFFAIRS Feb 06 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 3:30 PM + SB 151 MISSING/MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE;REPORT -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + EO 128 SEPARATE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY AND THE ALASKA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT AUTHORITY -- Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 08 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 3:30 PM + SB 131 ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER PROGRAM -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + EO 128 SEPARATE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY AND THE ALASKA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT AUTHORITY -- Public Testimony -- + HB 3 GOLD AND SILVER SPECIE AS LEGAL TENDER -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** ---------------------------------------- OTHER MEETINGS JOINT SESSION Feb 07 Wednesday House Chamber 11:00 AM + State of the Judiciary Address by Chief Justice Peter J. Maassen Feb 14 Wednesday House Chamber 11:00 AM + Annual Address by Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator Feb 21 Wednesday House Chamber 11:00 AM + Annual Address by Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senator 2024-02-05 Senate Journal Page 1544 MISCELLANEOUS MEETINGS Feb 06 Tuesday Butrovich 205 12:00 PM Lunch & Learn Presentation: Understanding the Crisis of MMIWG2S/MMIP in Alaska by: Dr. Charlene Aqpik Apok, Executive Director, Data for Indigenous Justice Kendra Kloster, Co-Director Law & Policy, Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Kelsey Potdevin, Education and Outreach Manager, Alaska Native Justice Center Sponsored by Senator Olson Feb 07 Wednesday Butrovich 205 12:00 PM Lunch & Learn Presentation: Understanding Recent Changes to Alaska's Unique Legal Landscape: How Alaska Tribes are Pursuing Justice and Public Safety In Our Communities by Alex Cleghorn, Chief Operating Officer, Alaska Native Justice Center Rick Garcia, Co-Director Law & Policy, Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Maude Blair, Tribal Justice Manager for Alaska Native Justice Center Tami Truett Jerue, Executive Director, Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Sponsored by Senator Wielechowski Feb 08 Thursday Butrovich 205 12:00 PM + Lunch & Learn Presentation: Academies of Anchorage ASD by Senior Director of Teaching and Learning by Kersten Johnson Sponsored by Senator Merrick Feb 22 Thursday Butrovich 205 12:00 PM Lunch & Learn Presentation: Overview of the Experiences and Structural Damages caused by the 1964 Earthquake Compared to the 2018 Earthquake Presented by: Dennis L. Berry and Colin Maynard, Alaska Professional Design Council Sponsored by Senator Kaufman