Legislature(2015 - 2016)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/22/2016 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB123 | |
| HB83 | |
| HB93 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | SB 123 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 93 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 83 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 93-PROBATION AND PAROLE: WORK, TRAVEL ACCOM.
2:14:00 PM
CHAIR MCGUIRE announced the consideration of HB 93. She named the
individuals available to answer questions and asked the sponsor
if she wanted to comment.
2:14:50 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CATHY TILTON, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau,
Alaska, sponsor of HB 93, stated that a committee substitute was
prepared with the recommendations from Senator Wielechowski and
she is satisfied with the bill.
CHAIR MCGUIRE asked for an explanation of the changes.
2:15:20 PM
CHRISTOPHER CLARK, Staff, Representative Cathy Tilton, related
that Senator Wielechowski recommended adding educational courses
and training programs as something a probation officer would
take into account when considering a travel pass for a
probationer. That was inserted in the bill on page 2, lines 10,
14 and 31, and page 5, line 3. This addresses the ability for a
probationer to get or keep a job or take an educational course
or training program.
CHAIR MCGUIRE noted that page 4, lines 12-13, provide the
ability for individuals to get mental health and substance abuse
treatment.
2:17:32 PM
At ease
2:17:51 PM
CHAIR MCGUIRE reconvened the meeting and asked for a motion to
adopt the committee substitute.
2:18:05 PM
SENATOR COGHILL motioned to adopt the work draft Senate CS for
CSHB 93, labeled 29-LS0404\N, as the working document.
CHAIR MCGUIRE announced that without objection version N is
before the committee.
2:18:22 PM
SENATOR COGHILL moved to report the Senate CS for CSHB 93 from
committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal
note(s).
CHAIR MCGUIRE announced that without objection, SCS CSHB 93(JUD)
is reported from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.
2:18:51 PM
SENATOR MICCICHE said he hadn't seen the fiscal notes.
CHAIR MCGUIRE reviewed the zero fiscal notes from the Public
Defender Agency and the Department of Corrections.
SENATOR MICCICHE asked if the accommodation from parole officers
to obtain steady employment or training would add to the cost.
SENATOR COGHILL added that previous testimony indicated that
officers were doing this already and this simply places it in
statute.