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HB 188                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 188                                                                                                          
    "An Act establishing the welcoming Alaska office; establishing                                                              
    the welcoming Alaska center; establishing the Welcoming Alaska                                                              
    Advisory Committee; repealing the office of citizenship                                                                     
    assistance; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 188(STA)                                                                                              
    "An Act establishing the welcoming Alaska office; establishing                                                              
    the welcoming Alaska center; establishing the Welcoming Alaska                                                              
    Advisory Committee; relating to the state's refugee services                                                                

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    program; repealing the office of citizenship assistance; and                                                                
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Carrick, Chair, with the                                                                
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4):  Holland, Himschoot, Story, Carrick                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1): McCabe                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Amend (2):  Vance, St. Clair                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 188(STA):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1. Fiscal, Dept. of Health                                                                                                      
2. Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                                               
3. Zero, Office of the Governor/Various Depts.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 188 was referred to the Finance Committee.