Legislature(2017 - 2018)BARNES 124
01/26/2018 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB180 | |
| HB274 | |
| HB273 | |
| HB275 | |
| HB240 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | HB 240 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 180 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 273 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 274 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 275 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 274-EXTEND: BD OF PSYCHOLOGISTS/PSYCH ASSOC.
3:32:43 PM
CHAIR KITO announced that the next order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 274, "An Act extending the termination date of
the Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners;
and providing for an effective date."
3:33:08 PM
CAITLYN ELLIS, Staff, Representative Sam Kito, Alaska State
Legislature, presented HB 274 on behalf of Representative Kito,
prime sponsor. She stated that the board had a "clean audit"
and that the bill would extend the board to the maximum of eight
years.
3:33:35 PM
REPRESENTATIVE BIRCH asked whether the Board of Psychologists
and Psychological Association Examiners reached out to
membership for comments on the board's work.
MS. ELLIS provided that the Board of Massage Therapists had
created an informal questionnaire. She deferred to Allen Levy.
3:35:15 PM
REPRESENTATIVE BIRCH clarified that he was referring to an
informal poll.
3:35:47 PM
ALLEN LEVY, Chair, Board of Psychologists and Psychological
Associate Examiners, indicated that the board did have
mechanisms in place for representatives of the membership to
speak at meetings. The agenda was published in advance of every
meeting which included comment from the licensees. They offered
up to two hours of continuing education credit for attending
board meetings.
REPRESENTATIVE BIRCH thanked Mr. Levy for his service on the
board.
3:37:49 PM
CHAIR KITO opened public testimony on HB 274. After
ascertaining that no one wished to testify, he closed public
testimony.
3:38:44 PM
REPRESENTATIVE WOOL moved to report HB 274 out of committee with
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.
There being no objection, HB 274 was reported from the House
Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.