Legislature(2023 - 2024)GRUENBERG 120
04/27/2023 03:00 PM House STATE AFFAIRS
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB129 | |
| HB42 | |
| HB146 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 129 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 42 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 146 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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HB 42-ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY AGENCY PUBLICATIONS
3:37:30 PM
CHAIR SHAW announced that the next order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 42, "An Act relating to the elimination or
modification of state agency publications that are outdated,
duplicative, or excessive."
3:38:05 PM
PALOMA HARBOUR, Fiscal Management Analyst, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), presented HB 42, on behalf of the House Rules
Standing Committee, sponsor by request of the governor. She
pointed out that House Bill 187 [passed during the Thirty-Second
Alaska State Legislature] requires the governor to submit a bill
every other year to eliminate or modify requirements for
publications or reports deemed to be outdated, duplicative, or
excessive. In accordance with these requirements, agencies
submitted feedback to OMB during the last budget cycle on
reports that should be eliminated or modified. She stated that
HB 42 reflects this.
3:38:59 PM
MS. HARBOUR introduced the sectional analysis for HB 42
[included in the committee packet], which read as follows
[original punctuation provided]:
Sec. 1: Amends AS 16.05.050(b) repeals the requirement
the Big Game Opportunity report be physically
submitted to the legislature as it is provided
electronically
Sec. 2: Amends AS 16.05.130(b) by eliminating the
publication by the Department of Fish and Game
reporting the money derived from waterfowl
conservation tags and limited edition prints as this
program was eliminated in Fiscal Year 2009
Sec. 3: Amends AS 18.65.086(b) requiring the
Department of Public Safety to report the number of
investigations that result in the Department of Family
and Community Service taking temporary or permanent
custody of a child. The Department of Public Safety
does not have direct access to this information and
the last time the information was reported to them was
in 2012.
Sec. 4: AS 28.05.031 is conforming language due to the
transfer of duties relating to the publishing of road
rules and regulations from the Department of Public
Safety to the Department of Administration
Sec. 5: Amends AS 33.30.017(b) repeals the requirement
that the Department of Corrections shall annually
report the collection and use of utility fees to the
Legislature. The Department is not authorized to
expend the fees outside the annual appropriation
process
Sec. 6: Amends the provision of the Executive Budget
Act (AS 37.07.020(f)) that was amended by HB 187 (32nd
Legislature) to clarify and streamline the production
of the outdated or excessive publications report
Sec. 7: Amends AS 37.07.040 requiring the Office of
Management and Budget to report the amount of lapsing
general funds to include the amount expended in the
first half of the current fiscal year and projected to
be expended for the remainder of the year
Sec. 8: Amends AS 37.07.060(b) requiring the Governor
to submit the budgets in electronic format rather than
in a joint message to a joint session
Sec. 9: Amends AS 37.13.170 removes the requirement of
the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation to publish the
annual income statement and balance sheet in a
newspaper and instead publish it electronically
Sec. 10 19 Make conforming amendments related to
the repeal of AS 43.55.180 (a one-time report on oil
and gas taxes that has been completed and delivered to
the legislature)
Sec. 20: Amends AS 47.14.112(a) is conforming
language
Sec. 21: Amends AS 47.14.112(d) is conforming language
Sec. 22 and 23: Repeal outdated, duplicative, or
excessive statutory reports identified by state
agencies under AS 44.99.220.
3:43:36 PM
CHAIR SHAW sought to verify the zero fiscal note.
MS. HARBOUR confirmed [that the attached fiscal note was a zero
fiscal note].
3:43:45 PM
REPRESENTATIVE STORY referred to Section 3 and sought to confirm
that the Department of Family and Community Services (DFCS)
would still provide a report.
MS. HARBOUR shared her understanding that a report on the number
of investigations would still be provided by the Department of
Public Safety (DPS); however, the number of children put into
temporary or permanent custody because of these investigations
would be excluded, as the exact number would not be provided by
DFCS.
3:44:33 PM
REPRESENTATIVE STORY asked whether DFCS would have information
on the [number of] children who were taken for temporary or
permanent custody.
MS. HARBOUR responded, "I'm sure DFCS does have that, but it's
not necessarily tied to every time that the Department of Public
Safety has an investigation." She clarified that the department
reports the total number of children who may have been placed in
permanent or temporary custody; however, this number is not
necessarily tied to a DPS investigation.
3:45:14 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER requested further explanation of
Section 5 of the proposed legislation.
MS. HARBOUR stated that the annual budget has provided DOC the
authority to expend the utility fees. Further, as a part of the
budget process, the reports detail the amount of incoming and
expended revenue, in addition to how it is being expended. She
clarified that under AS 33.30.017, the report requires separate
reporting from the annual budget process, which OMB has deemed
duplicative.
3:46:34 PM
CHAIR SHAW opened public testimony on HB 42; after ascertaining
that there was no one who wished to testify, he closed public
testimony.
3:47:03 PM
REPRESENTATIVE C. JOHNSON asked whether HB 42 would be an
appropriate vehicle to implement electronic public notice
requirements, as opposed to being published in a newspaper of
record.
MS. HARBOUR expressed the believe that this suggestion would be
a larger requirement related to separate statutes than those
cited in HB 42. She offered to follow up with the committee.
REPRESENTATIVE C. JOHNSON said, "It certainly fits in the title,
so I'll take that into consideration."
3:48:01 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER asked why OMB's report on the amount of
lapsing general funds would be unnecessary, per Section 7 of the
bill.
MS. HARBOUR clarified that Section 7 would be changing the
reporting requirement, not eliminating it. She said that OMB
would continue to report the amount of projected lapse, in
addition to the amount expended for the first half of the fiscal
year, which has been informing the lapse projection.
3:49:09 PM
CHAIR SHAW announced that HB 42 was held over.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB 42 - Fiscal Note - OMB - Statement of Zero Fiscal Impact.pdf |
HSTA 4/27/2023 3:00:00 PM |
HB 42 |
| HB 42 - Section 22 Report Details.pdf |
HSTA 4/27/2023 3:00:00 PM |
HB 42 |
| HB 42 - Supporting Documents - Agency Publications Elimination or Change Recommendation List 2022.pdf |
HSTA 4/27/2023 3:00:00 PM |
HB 42 |
| HB 146 Fiscal Note - DPS - 0.0.pdf |
HSTA 4/27/2023 3:00:00 PM |
HB 146 |
| HB 42 Sectional Analysis on Letterhead.pdf |
HSTA 4/27/2023 3:00:00 PM |
HB 42 |