03/05/1999 03:18 PM House L&C

                                                                                                                                
HB 94 - ABC BD EMPLOYEES NOT EXEMPT EMPLOYEES                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 0037                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the first order of business before                                                             
the committee would be HB 94, "An Act removing employees of the                                                                 
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from the exempt service."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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PAT HARMAN, Legislative Administrative Assistant to Representative                                                              
Kott, Alaska State Legislature, informed the committee that HB 94                                                               
is a repeal of Alaska Statute 39.25.110(15) which states that                                                                   
agents of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) are                                                                  
granted limited peace officer powers and listed under the exempt                                                                
service.  In practice, agents of the ABC Board are in the                                                                       
classified service as normal civil servants.  This statute is no                                                                
longer applicable and should be repealed.  Mr. Harman noted that                                                                
Doug Griffin with the ABC Board was online in Anchorage and could                                                               
answer questions regarding the agency.  He indicated Marco                                                                      
Pignalberi, who had served as an agent when the agency employees                                                                
were exempt, had been expected as well.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG said that HB 94 is clearly a housekeeping matter                                                              
and the committee packet contains the statute.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI asked if subsection (15) was ever                                                                      
applicable.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. HARMAN replied yes.  He indicated a portion of the statute was                                                              
probably applicable over 25 years ago which is as far back as there                                                             
is corporate knowledge.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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DOUG GRIFFIN, Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board,                                                                       
Department of Revenue, testified via teleconference from Anchorage.                                                             
Mr. Griffin had no position on HB 94, but concurred with Chairman                                                               
Rokeberg's assessment of HB 94 as a housekeeping matter.  Mr.                                                                   
Griffin confirmed to Chairman Rokeberg that he did not object to                                                                
the passage of HB 94 by the committee and the legislature.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG closed the public testimony, there being no                                                                   
further questions or testimony.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Number 0305                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to report HB 94 out of committee with                                                               
individual recommendations and the accompanying zero fiscal note.                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.