Legislature(2021 - 2022)GRUENBERG 120
04/16/2022 10:00 AM House STATE AFFAIRS
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| Start | |
| Confirmation Hearing(s):|| State Board of Parole|| Confirmation Hearing(s): | |
| SB182 | |
| HB316 | |
| HB256 | |
| SB156 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | SB 182 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 316 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 256 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 156 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
HB 316-STANDARDIZED IMPROVEMENT TRACKING SYSTEM
11:23:44 AM
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS announced that the next order of business
would be HOUSE BILL NO. 316, "An Act providing for a
standardized improvement tracking system for state agencies."
11:24:03 AM
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN moved to adopt the proposed committee
substitute (CS) for HB 137, [labeled 32-LS1076\B, Wallace,
3/17/22], as the working document.
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS objected.
11:24:21 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN, prime sponsor of HB 316, explained that
the original version of the bill was too strident, as it would
have effectually created a tracker for "everything," which was
not the intent. He stated the proposed committee substitute for
HB 316 ("Version B") would capture the actual intent of tracking
"higher criticality" action items. He deferred to Mr. Harvey to
provide an explanation of changes.
11:25:33 AM
MATTHEW HARVEY, Staff, Representative James Kaufman, Alaska
State Legislature, on behalf of Representative Kaufman, prime
sponsor, explained that the main changes included: prioritizing
the critical few improvement items and progressing only these
critical items; condensing the tracking requirements for
improvement items; publicizing the annual report regarding use
of the system; and clean up language.
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS removed his objection. There being no
further objection, Version B was adopted as the working
document.
11:28:00 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN believed that the fiscal note was made in
reference to the original version of the bill, which explained
the large scope and indeterminant amount.
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS asked whether there had been any dialogue
with the executive branch about the magnitude of the fiscal note
for Version B.
MR. HARVEY indicated that the sponsor's office intended to meet
with the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) now that Version B
was before the committee.
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS asked whether there had been any engagement
with the University of Alaska.
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN shared his understanding that the
university already had an improvement system in place.
11:30:15 AM
MR. HARVEY confirmed that the university already had a system in
place. He said that if the bill were to pass, the system would
be put into a standardized format across all agencies.
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS asked whether any other states had
implemented a similar tracking system.
MR. HARVEY suggested that a project management office in
Washington, which focused on improvement projects, had a similar
system. Additionally, the U.S. Government Accountability Office
(GAO) had a robust action tracker for audit findings and
findings based on other reports and publications.
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS asked Mr. Harvey to define "higher
criticality" with the inclusion of real-world examples.
MR. HARVEY referenced audit findings from the Legislative Budget
& Audit Committee (LB&A) and how they could be organized under
the proposed system.
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS opined that the system's application to
state agencies was of higher significance than legislative
audits.
11:35:20 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN clarified that the intent was to create
utilities that enabled organizations to improve. He
characterized the State of Alaska as a multi-billion-dollar
operation that could use a few more quality management
processes.
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS announced that HB 316 would be held over.