02/24/1994 01:52 PM Senate RLS

 CHAIRMAN RICK HALFORD called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to            
 order at 1:58 p.m.                                                            
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN HALFORD opened the public hearing on  CSHB 69 SEX(FIN)               
 (OFFENDER REGISTRATION).  He explained that the bill was on the               
 Senate floor on April 29, 1993, where several amendments were                 
 offered by a member of the minority, and it was then returned to              
 the Rules Committee.  He directed attention to a proposed SCS CSHB
(RLS) which he said deals with those questions in a way that is             
 agreeable to both the minority member and the sponsor of the                  
 legislation.                                                                  
                                                                               
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 DOUG WOOLIVER, staff to Representative Ramona Barnes, voiced                  
 Representative Barnes' support for the changes made in SCS CSHB
(RLS).  He then outlined the following differences in the two               
 versions of the bill:                                                         
                                                                               
  (1)  Page 2, line 12:  The House version provides that the sex               
 offender shall register within seven days of release from a state             
 correctional facility.  The Senate CS adds "in-state" before the              
 words "correctional facility."  This addresses the concern that the           
 definition of "state correctional facility" is such that it doesn't           
 include contract jails, soft beds, etc.                                       
                                                                               
  (2)  Page 2, paragraph (3):  A sex offender who is serving a                 
 sentence for a sex offense conviction in Alaska, but who serves               
 that sentence outside of the state, has to register after becoming            
 physically present in the state after release.  The House version             
 provides the sex offender shall register within 14 days after                 
 becoming physically present in the state, and the Senate version              
 changes that requirement to within seven days after becoming                  
 physically present in the state.                                              
                                                                               
  (3)  On page 3, line 13 of the Rules SCS a definition of                     
 "correctional facility" was added that encompasses all the various            
 types of correctional facilities.                                             
                                                                               
  (4)  On page 5, line 2 of the Rules SCS the fee for an                       
 information request may not be greater than $10.  The House version           
 provides that the fee may not be greater than $5.                             
                                                                               
  (5)  Effective dates in the applicability section (Section 12)               
 were changed from "January 1, 1994" in the House version to "July             
 1, 1994" in the Rules SCS.                                                    
                                                                               
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 SENATOR RIEGER moved that SCS CSHB 69(RLS) be adopted.  Hearing no            
 objection, the motion carried.                                                
                                                                               
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 There being no other witnesses present to testify on the changes              
 made in SCS CSHB 69(RLS), CHAIRMAN HALFORD asked for a calendaring            
 motion.                                                                       
                                                                               
 SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SCS CSHB
(RLS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion.                
 Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                                      
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting was adjourned at 1:59 p.m.