03/19/1998 01:50 PM House FIN

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9                                              
                                                                               
Proposing amendments to the Uniform Rules of the                               
Alaska State Legislature relating to committee                                 
meetings; and providing for an effective date.                                 
                                                                               
Co-Chair Therriault distributed the work draft committee                       
substitute #0-LS0579\B, Cook, 3/18/98, for CSHCR 9 (FIN).                      
[Copy on File].  The language of the draft would allow for                     
a legislator to participate in a meeting and vote via                          
teleconference.  He noted that the sponsor of the bill,                        
Representative Rokeberg was agreeable to that language and                     
would testify on the proposed change at a later scheduled                      
meeting.                                                                       
                                                                               
HCR 9 was HELD in Committee for further consideration.