01/26/2017 03:00 PM House STATE AFFAIRS

        HB 16-DRIV. LICENSE REQ;DISABILITY:ID &TRAINING                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:05:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS  announced that the first  order of business                                                               
would  be  HOUSE  BILL  NO.  16, "An  Act  relating  to  training                                                               
regarding disabilities  for police officers,  probation officers,                                                               
parole  officers,  correctional   officers,  and  village  public                                                               
safety  officers;   relating  to  guidelines  for   drivers  when                                                               
encountering or  being stopped  by a  peace officer;  relating to                                                               
driver's  license  examinations;  and  relating  to  a  voluntary                                                               
disability  designation  on a  state  identification  card and  a                                                               
driver's license."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:06:46 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON, referring  back to Representative Knopp's                                                               
comment at the House State  Affairs Standing Committee meeting of                                                               
1/24/17, asked if HB 16 should  be amended to change the language                                                               
of   AS  18.65.670,   subsection   (c),  to   reflect  that   the                                                               
Commissioner of Department of Public  Safety (DPS) is mandated to                                                               
adopt regulations  regarding training  for village  public safety                                                               
officers (VPSO).                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:07:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  STEVE  THOMPSON,  Alaska  State  Legislature,  as                                                               
prime sponsor of HB 16, responded  that he was satisfied that the                                                               
Alaska Police  Standards Council (APSC) has  already mandated the                                                               
training in its regulations.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:08:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON  moved to  report HB  16 out  of committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
notes.  There  being no objection, HB 16 was  reported out of the                                                               
House State Affairs Standing Committee.