Legislature(2021 - 2022)ADAMS 519
04/26/2022 09:00 AM House FINANCE
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| Start | |
| SB71 | |
| HB135 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 71 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 135 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 71(FIN)
"An Act relating to special request registration
plates celebrating the arts; relating to artwork in
public buildings and facilities; relating to the
management of artwork under the art in public places
fund; relating to the powers and duties of the Alaska
State Council on the Arts; establishing the Alaska
arts and cultural investment fund; and providing for
an effective date."
9:01:34 AM
Co-Chair Merrick indicated that the committee previously
heard the bill on April 20, 2022.
Co-Chair Merrick OPENED public testimony.
JOE RIZZO, TRIUMVIRATE THEATRE, KENAI (via teleconference),
testified in support of the bill. He shared that he was the
executive director of the theatre. He indicated that the
Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) was integral to the
theatre and acted as a partner to benefit all who the
theatre served. He believed that the license plate spread
awareness of the importance of the arts in everyday life
and modestly helped with the councils funding. He stressed
the importance of the arts council for small organizations
like the Triumvirate Theatre that typically do not receive
much other outside funding.
9:04:16 AM
Co-Chair Merrick indicated that Co-Chair Foster,
Representative Johnson, Representative Thompson,
Representative LeBon, Representative Carpenter, and
Representative Wool.
JUNE ROGERS, SELF, FAIRBANKS (via teleconference),
testified in favor of the bill. She pointed out that she
was involved in the arts in the state since the 1980s. She
explained the provisions of the bill. She believed that
the council was well managed and organized. She lauded the
efforts made by the council to ensure the success of
artists in Alaska and thought the work of the council was
paramount to the states arts communities. She felt that
the arts were more important than ever in local
communities. She thanked the council for its work.
9:07:35 AM
Co-Chair Merrick CLOSED public testimony.
9:08:00 AM
Co-Chair Foster MOVED to REPORT HCS CSSB 71(STA) out of
committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
HCS CSSB 71(STA) was REPORTED out of committee with nine
"do pass" recommendations and one "no recommendation"
recommendation and with one new fiscal impact note from the
Department of Administration, one new fiscal impact note
from the Department of Education and Early Development, and
one previously published indeterminate fiscal note: FN4
(GOV/FUND CAP).
9:08:23 AM
AT EASE
9:09:24 AM
RECONVENED
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