05/02/2002 04:22 PM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
     SENATE BILL NO. 54                                                                                                         
     "An Act establishing the Alaska Veterans Advisory Council; and                                                             
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This was  the second  hearing for  this bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.  The bill  was reported  from Committee  at the  previous                                                            
hearing.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Kelly  noted the amendments adopted to this  legislation at                                                            
the last meeting are unconstitutional.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Leman  moved to rescind the Committee's action  of reporting                                                            
the bill from Committee.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The  Committee's  action   to move   the  bill  from  Committee  was                                                            
RESCINDED without objection.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Donley moved for  adoption of CS  SB 54, 22-GS1080\F  as a                                                            
working draft.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Without objection the committee  substitute was ADOPTED as a working                                                            
draft.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Kelly informed  that this committee  substitute  clarifies                                                            
that members of the Veterans  Advisory Council, whose terms have not                                                            
expired as of  the effective date of this bill, may  remain in their                                                            
position  until their  terms expire,  with the  exception that  they                                                            
serve at the pleasure  of the governor. He noted this  is consistent                                                            
with  the provisions  governing  other  appointed  positions  during                                                            
changes in gubernatorial administrations.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Leman "moved to  report committee substitute for Senate Bill                                                            
54 Finance  from Committee with individual  recommendations  and the                                                            
accompanying small fiscal note."                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection  and CS SB 54 (FIN) with accompanying  $3,500                                                            
fiscal  note  #2  from  the  Department  of  Military  and  Veterans                                                            
Affairs, dated 2/9/02, MOVED from Committee.