03/22/2011 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

        HB  28-TEMP LICENSE/FEE WAIVER FOR PROFESSIONALS                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:02:52 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI  announced the  first order of  business would                                                               
be HB  28. This bill would  allow the spouse of  a service member                                                               
on  active duty  to  obtain  a temporary  license  if  he or  she                                                               
practices  in a  field  regulated by  the  state's Department  of                                                               
Commerce and meets Alaska's professional standards.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  PASKVAN moved  to adopt  the  proposed Senate  committee                                                               
substitute (SCS) for  HB 28, labeled 27-LS0192\Y,  as the working                                                               
document.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI objected for discussion purposes.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
KACI SCHROEDER,  staff to Representative Bill  Thomas, sponsor of                                                               
HB  28, explained  the  change  in the  SCS  appears  on page  2,                                                               
subsection (d).  It narrows  the definition  of "active  duty" to                                                               
include only those who are in  a combat zone, danger pay post, or                                                               
qualified hazardous duty area.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  WIELECHOWSKI  removed  his  objection and  version  Y  was                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GIESSEL thanked  Representative  Thomas  for making  the                                                               
changes.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PASKVAN moved to report  HB 28, version Y, from committee                                                               
with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  WIELECHOWSKI announced  that without  objection, SCS  CSHB
(STA) moved from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.