Legislature(2009 - 2010)HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/18/2009 08:30 AM House FINANCE
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SB116 | |
SB125 | |
HB36 | |
HB157 | |
SB72 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ | SB 116 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | SB 125 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 36 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | SB 72 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 157 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | TELECONFERENCED |
HOUSE BILL NO. 157 "An Act amending the State Personnel Act to place in the exempt service the chief economist and state comptroller in the Department of Revenue and certain professional positions concerning oil and gas within the Department of Natural Resources; relating to reemployment of and benefits for or on behalf of reemployed retired teachers and public employees by providing for an effective date by amending the delayed effective date for secs. 3, 5, 9, and 12, ch. 57, SLA 2001 and sec. 19, ch. 50, SLA 2005; and providing for an effective date." 10:19:57 AM Co-Chair Hawker MOVED to ADOPT the CS for HB 157, Work Draft 26-GH1035\S, Wayne, 4/18/09, as a working document. Representative Gara objected for discussion. Co-Chair Hawker gave some history of the legislation. He reported that several amendments to the bill had been made in the Senate, which resolved contention between concerned parties. Expedition of the bill would allow the Department of Law to retain four attorneys, who would otherwise be laid off. 10:22:13 AM Representative Gara asked if the bill reflected the most current version in the Senate. Co-Chair Hawker replied yes. Representative Gara removed his objection. CS for HB 157, Work Draft 26-GH1035\S, Wayne, 4/18/09, was ADOPTED as a working document. GINGER BLAISDELL, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, explained that she had been asked to carry the bill by three different departments; The Department of Administration (DOA), which does the retire/rehire portion of the bill, The Department of Revenue (DOR), which has requested two positions go into exempt status, and The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which was requesting full time exemption for 23 part time exempt positions. The CS deleted Section 1 from the original bill, which amended AS 39.24.110, moving certain positions from one sub-section to another, changing what was called "special inquiry", and was a temporary exempt status, into a full-time exempt status. The positions would be retained within DNR. In the DOR, Section 2 was changed by eliminating the Chief Economist position. The position has been vacant for a year due to a lack of qualified applicants and the low salary offered for qualified applicants. The state comptroller position remains as originally requested. Changes in the retire/rehire sunset extension would require a person to be retired for 90 days, rather than 30, before rehire. Another change requires the teachers' retirement system and other government PERs participants to follow more rigorous recruitment efforts. A third change reduces a minimum of five eligible applicants to three eligible applicants, before considering a retiree for a position. The fourth request changes the sunset of the program from four years to one year. 10:25:44 AM Vice-Chair Thomas asked who had requested the changes in the bill. Ms. Blaisdell replied that the bill originated from the governor's office, but several committees contributed to the changes. Co-Chair Stoltze warned that care should be taken to not breaching bicameral prerogatives. He felt that this bill was the best vehicle to please both bodies. Representative Gara asked if the bill allows for the rehire of retirees across the board without exempting any agencies. Ms. Blaisdell replied in the affirmative. Representative Gara asked if the rehired retiree would be receiving pension benefits and medical insurance in addition to being a rehire. Ms. Blaisdell answered yes. Representative Gara asked if there was a cost to the state in those situations. Ms. Blaisdell said that the position would be filled either way, by a retiree or a new hire. A retiree would only be rehired if they were the most qualified applicant. She reiterated the sideboards in the bill that regulate the rehire of retirees. 10:29:46 AM Representative Kelly asked if the intent of the original bill had been changes by the CS. Ms. Blaisdell explained that one major difference is the 90 day minimum retirement requirement before a retiree is eligible for rehire. Representative Kelly asked who generated the changes. Ms. Blaisdell replied that the changes were generated by the administration and the Senate State Affairs Committee. Representative Kelly expressed support for the bill. Representative Gara asked if the bill applied to Tier IV employees who retire. Ms. Blaisdell shared that she did not know of any Tier IV employees that had been eligible for retirement. 10:31:55 AM Representative Joule interpreted that the bill encouraged local rehire. Ms. Blaisdell said that was correct. Representative Kelly said that he had heard that some people "fell through the cracks", he wondered what that meant. Ms. Blaisdell answered that there were two provisions in the bill; the retire/rehire program, which includes all participants who are eligible to be retired under PERs or TERs, would be included as long as their municipality offered the program. The elimination of the positions considered under exempt status, are not retired individuals, but positions that have been difficult to fill, and do not fit within the classified service. Co-Chair Stoltze opened public testimony. There being none, public testimony was closed. 10:34:12 AM Co-Chair Stoltze commented on the three, zero fiscal notes. Co-Chair Hawker stated he would not be supporting the bill at this time, were it not for the consequences on senior attorneys at the Department of Law. He felt it would be more detrimental to the state to not continue their employment, than to pass the bill at this time. Co-Chair Stoltze expressed remorse that he had been uncomunicative with the department as of late. Co-Chair Hawker MOVED to report CS HB 157(FIN) out of Committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. CS HB 157(FIN) was REPORTED out of Committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with attached new indeterminate fiscal note by the Department of Revenue, zero note 2 by the Department of Natural Resources, and zero note 4 by the Department of Administration.
Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
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02__Sponsor_Statement_HB157_Exempt_13Mar09[1].doc |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
HB 157 |
03__HB_157_-_legislative-report-on-retiree-return-program-2-6-09.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
HB 157 |
HB036-OOG-LtGOV-4-17-09.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM HFIN 3/15/2010 1:30:00 PM HFIN 3/16/2010 9:00:00 AM |
HB 36 |
07 HB36 Legal Opinions.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM HFIN 2/8/2010 1:30:00 PM HFIN 3/15/2010 1:30:00 PM HFIN 3/16/2010 9:00:00 AM |
HB 36 |
08 HB36 Back up.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM HFIN 3/15/2010 1:30:00 PM HFIN 3/16/2010 9:00:00 AM |
HB 36 |
SB 125 Sponsor Statement (S FIN).pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 125 |
SB 125 Letter of Support.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 125 |
Alaska Heating Assistance Programs.ppt |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 116 |
ANHB Support Letter.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 116 |
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES FOR BETHEL ALASKA.doc |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 116 |
SB 116 - gallons by comunity.xls |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 116 |
CSHB 157 (FIN) Version S.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
HB 157 |
SB 125 Talking Points Sen. Paskvan.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 125 |
SB 72 HFC Amendment 1 and 2.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 72 |
SB72AAPSupportLetter.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 72 |
SB72ABINSupportLetter.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 72 |
SB72Changes.PDF |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 72 |
SB72Chart.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 72 |
SB72OtherStates.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 72 |
SB72Sponsor.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 72 |
Senate Bill 116 Sponsor Statement.doc |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM |
SB 116 |
SSHB 36 Hearing Request Sponsor Statement.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM HFIN 3/15/2010 1:30:00 PM HFIN 3/16/2010 9:00:00 AM |
HB 36 |
SSHB 36 Hearing Request Sectional Analysis.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM HFIN 3/15/2010 1:30:00 PM HFIN 3/16/2010 9:00:00 AM |
HB 36 |
SSHB 36 Hearing Request Backup.pdf |
HFIN 4/18/2009 8:30:00 AM HFIN 3/16/2010 9:00:00 AM |
HB 36 |