04/13/2012 01:30 PM Senate FIN

CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 282(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act  relating   to  applying  military  education,                                                                    
     training, and service  credit to occupational licensing                                                                    
     and  certain  postsecondary  education  and  employment                                                                    
     training  requirements;   providing  for   a  temporary                                                                    
     occupational  license  for qualified  military  service                                                                    
     members; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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AARON SCHROEDER, VETERANS  CAUCUS STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE BILL                                                                    
THOMAS, testified  that the  legislation asked  the Division                                                                    
of  Professional Licensing,  University of  Alaska, and  the                                                                    
Department of  Labor and  Workforce Development  to evaluate                                                                    
military training  and education and assign  civilian credit                                                                    
where appropriate.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman  noted the four  fiscal notes.  He detailed                                                                    
the  only note  with fiscal  impact from  the Department  of                                                                    
Commerce,  Community   and  Economic  Development   for  the                                                                    
expedited  regulatory  process as  a  result  of moving  the                                                                    
effective date up one year to December 31, 2012.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  to report  CSHB  282(FIN)  out  of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  notes. There being NO  OBJECTION it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSHB  282(FIN) was  REPORTED  out of  committee  with a  "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendation and  with  three previously  published                                                                    
zero fiscal notes:  FN1 (EED), FN2 (LWD), FN3  (UA); and one                                                                    
previously published fiscal impact note: FN5 (CED).