02/05/2009 03:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

         SB  19-COMPLAINTS AGAINST PEACE OFFICERS/VPSOS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:31:45 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR OLSON announced the consideration of  SB 19 and asked for a                                                               
motion to adopt the committee substitute (CS).                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR FRENCH moved to adopt  CS for SB 19, labeled 26-LS0147\E,                                                               
as the  working document. There  was no objection and  version \E                                                               
was adopted.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  FRENCH  explained  that   he  took  direction  from  the                                                               
committee  and asked  the  drafters to  remove  any reference  to                                                               
village  public safety  officers (VPSO)  from the  title and  the                                                               
body  of  the bill.  The  other  change  was to  incorporate  the                                                               
language from  Amendment 1  into the  body of  the bill.  It says                                                               
that if you  want to receive disclosures  regarding status update                                                               
and the outcome  of an investigation, then you  must certify that                                                               
the complaint that you're making is true.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:33:08 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR OLSON recognized that Senator Menard joined the meeting.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  MENARD asked  if Senator  Therriault  and Senator  Ellis                                                               
agree with the changes in the CS.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR FRENCH said he hasn't  personally received their approval                                                               
but if  either disagrees with  the changes, they have  the option                                                               
of removing their name from the bill.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  KOOKESH  suggested  it   might  be  appropriate  to  ask                                                               
Department of  Public Safety  (DPS) if it  had any  problems with                                                               
the changes.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR OLSON  visually surveyed the  committee room and  said that                                                               
"one of  the staff  members gives  us the  nod on  it so  I guess                                                               
we're good to go."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR FRENCH advised  that the bill has two  more committees of                                                               
referral  so there  is opportunity  for further  change. He  then                                                               
moved  to  report CSSB  19(CRA)  from  committee with  individual                                                               
recommendations  and attached  zero fiscal  note. There  being no                                                               
objection, it was so ordered.