Legislature(2023 - 2024)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
05/10/2023 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Presentation(s): Trauma-informed and Resilience-building Workforces and Workplaces | |
| SB73 | |
| SB60 | |
| Adjourn |
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| += | SB 73 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 60 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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SB 73-REGISTER INTERIOR DESIGNERS
2:23:52 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 73
"An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior
design; establishing requirements for the practice of registered
interior design; renaming the State Board of Registration for
Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors the State Board of
Registration for Design Professionals; relating to the State
Board of Registration for Design Professionals; relating to
liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the
procurement of interior design services; and providing for an
effective date."
CHAIR BJORKMAN said this is the fourth hearing of this bill. The
intention is to consider committee substitute (CS), version \D.
He reminded the committee that the motion to adopt the committee
substitute, version U, was withdrawn on April 24. He invited Ms.
Kakaruk to put herself on the record and offer a recap of SB 73.
2:24:52 PM
BREANNA KAKARUK, Staff, Senator Matt Claman, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, gave a recap of SB 73. This bill
establishes registration for educated and qualified interior
designers wishing to practice registered interior design in
buildings of public occupancy within a regulated scope of
services impacting public safety. SB 73 will ensure designers
practicing in public occupancy buildings are qualified to do so,
providing another measure of public safety protection and risk
mitigation for commercial buildings. This bill will increase the
number of design professionals who are able to work
independently within the commercial real estate industry.
2:25:45 PM
SENATOR DUNBAR commented on the resistance from the architecture
community and requested an update on that and the working group
monitoring the bill.
MS. KAKARUK responded that she and Senator Claman discussed the
CS with the working group last night. She said Senator Claman
considered the working group's preferred changes, relayed them
to the committee, and included them in the CS before the
committee today. This process will be ongoing. Senator Claman
will continue to hear about changes and parlay them to the next
committee of referral.
2:27:42 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN said today's committee substitute was drafted
following a meeting with stakeholder organizations and
distributed to those organizations and committee members last
week. He solicited a motion.
2:28:00 PM
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON moved to adopt the committee substitute
(CS) for SB 73, work order 33-LS0244\D, as the working document.
CHAIR BJORKMAN presumably objected for purposes of discussion.
He stated Mr. Jackson will present the summary of changes for
the CS.
2:28:41 PM
KONRAD JACKSON, Staff, Senator Jesse Bjorkman, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, said this CS, version D, resulted
from meetings with stakeholder groups reaching for consensus. He
noted the CS version /U was not adopted. He presented the
summary of changes from version /S to version/D:
SB 73
Summary of Changes
Version S to Version D
Old sections 1-4 are deleted. Remaining sections are
renumbered.
Section 1: AS 08.48.011(b) is amended to increase the
board from 11 to 13 members. This is accomplished by
removing the restriction allowing one electrical
engineer or one mechanical engineer. The new language
allows for one of each. An interior designer position
is added to the board. (Immediate effective date)
2:30:42 PM
At ease.
2:31:10 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN reconvened the meeting.
2:31:18 PM
MR. JACKSON continued reviewing the summary of changes:
Section 2: (Renumbered old section 5) AS 08.48.011 (b)
is amended to rename the "interior designer" position
on the board to a "registered interior designer".
Effective with the Section 38 transition language.
MR. JACKSON said Section 2 is a conforming change that once
established and the qualifications are deemed appropriate, the
"interior designer" on the board would be considered a
"registered interior designer."
Section 3. AS 08.48.011(c) is amended to allow more
than one electrical engineer or more than one
mechanical engineer to serve simultaneously on the
board if a member of the other profession is not
available to fill the position designated for that
profession.
[Technical audio difficulty.]
2:32:06 PM
At ease.
2:33:14 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN reconvened the meeting.
2:33:23 PM
MR. JACKSON supplemented the explanation of Section 3. He
continued reviewing the summary of changes:
Sections 4-5-6-7. Amended and renumbered old sections
to conform with the addition of "registered" to the
"interior designer" title.
Section 8. Old section 10 is deleted and replaced with
language to conform with the addition of "registered"
to the "interior designer" title.
Sections 9-10. Renumbered former sections 11-12.
Section 11. Renumbered former section 13. Inserts
"registered" to the "interior designer" title.
Sections 12 & 13. Renumbered former sections 14 and
15, respectively.
2:35:13 PM
SENATOR DUNBAR sought confirmation that either the word
"registered" was added or the sections were renumbered for those
sections up through Section 26.
MR. JACKSON replied that looks to be the case, though some
sections do both. The summary of changes for Sections 14 through
26 reads:
Section 14. Renumbered former section 16. Inserts
"registered" to the "interior designer" title.
Sections 15 & 16. Renumbered former sections 17 and
18. Conforming changes to add "registered" to the
"interior designer" title.
Section 17. Renumbered former section 19.
Section 18. Renumbered former section 20. Inserts
"registered" to the "interior designer" title.
Sections 19-25. Renumbered former section 21-27.
Section 26. Renumbered former section 28. Inserts
"registered" to the "interior designer" title.
2:35:46 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN asked Mr. Jackson to continue the summary of
changes starting at Section 27.
MR. JACKSON continued presenting the summary of changes from
Section 27:
Section 27. Renumbered former section 29. Amends AS
08.48.331 (a) by deleting the reference on page 13,
line 21 in paragraph (8) to a person "other than a
person providing interior design services". Amends new
paragraph (15) by removing the reference to (6) (A)
and (B) of this subsection.
Old Section 30 is deleted.
Section 28. Amends AS 08.48.331 by adding new
subsection (c) requiring an interior designer be
registered if practicing interior design which affects
the public health, safety or welfare, as determined by
the board.
Section 29. Renumbered former section 31 and inserts
"registered" to the "interior designer" title.
Section 30. Amends AS 08.48.341 (25) by simplifying
the definition of a registered interior designer and
removing paragraph (B) which listed practices which
were not permitted by registered interior designers.
Old sections 33 and 34 are deleted.
Section 31. Renumbered former section 35.
Section 32. Amends former section 36. Inserts
"registered" to the "interior designer" title.
Sections 33-36. Amends former sections 37-40. Inserts
"registered" to the "interior designer" title.
Old sections 41 and 42 are deleted.
2:38:02 PM
Section 37. Renumbers former section 43 and changes
references former sections 1-42 to sections 2-36.
Section 38. Adds new transition language requiring the
interior designer appointed to the board be certified
by the Council for Interior Design Qualification and
must have resided in the state for at least three
years immediately preceding the appointment.
Additionally, allows for an interior designer to hold
the board seat until a registered interior designer is
appointed to the seat, subject to meeting certain
requirements.
Section 39. Renumbered former section 44.
Sections 40 and 41. Renumbered and conforming changes
to former sections 45 and 46.
2:39:22 PM
SENATOR DUNBAR asked what the primary, substantive issues were
that architects raised and this CS addresses.
MR. JACKSON referred to a large change made to the bill, which
affects AS 08.48.181 in Section 10, version S. He noted the
change removes a reference to an examination administered by the
Council for Interior Design Qualification.
MR. JACKSON referred to another significant change to the bill,
which affects AS 08.48.341 in Section 32, version S. He advised
that this change removes the "does not include" language in
subparagraph (B) regarding the practice of registered interior
design.
2:41:24 PM
SENATOR DUNBAR referred to Section 10, version S. He asked
whether any direction is provided as to what kind of examination
is needed to qualify as a registered interior designer if the
following language is removed from the bill: "... standards must
include successfully completing the examination administered by
the Council for Interior Design Qualification or its successor."
MR. JACKSON apologized, stating he misspoke about the deletion
of that language. He corrected himself, advising this is part of
the new transition language in Section 38, version /D. That
language is still in place.
MR. JACKSON said there is another substantive change.
2:43:31 PM
At ease.
2:44:22 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN reconvened the meeting. He asked Mr. Jackson to
resume outlining the agreed-upon changes between the working
group of interior designers and architects.
2:44:36 PM
MR. JACKSON explained that the definition of the "practice of
registered interior design" work was simplified in Section 30 of
version /D, and the two stakeholders agreed on the language. He
expressed his belief that the simplified language and removing
language prohibiting certain actions and activities provide an
adequate definition.
2:45:42 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN removed his objection. Finding no further
objection CSSB 73, work order 33-LS0244\D, was adopted as the
working document.
CHAIR BJORKMAN said the outcome of this bill is that individuals
trained in interior design can register as interior designers
and stamp their own work. He noted that SB 73 does not preclude
individuals from practicing interior design under the
supervision of an architect; they may continue to do so. This
bill allows individuals who want to register as interior
designers and sign off on their own work to fall under the
regulation of the State Board of Registration for Architects,
Engineers, and Land Surveyors, which will have more oversight
over their practice. He solicited the will of the committee.
2:46:52 PM
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON moved to report CSSB 73, work order 33-
LS0244\D, from committee with individual recommendations and
attached fiscal note(s).
CHAIR BJORKMAN found no objection and CSSB 73(L&C) was reported
from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| SB 73 Draft Proposed CS ver D.pdf |
SL&C 5/10/2023 1:30:00 PM |
SB 73 |
| Presentation to SL&C-Vickie Choitz_CSW_Trauma and Resilience at Work 05.10.23.pdf |
SL&C 5/10/2023 1:30:00 PM |
Trauma and Resilience at Work |
| SB 60 Fiscal Note-JUD-ACS-02-27-23.pdf |
SL&C 5/10/2023 1:30:00 PM |
SB 60 |
| SB 60 Public Testimony-Letter_APCIA 03.15.23.pdf |
SL&C 5/10/2023 1:30:00 PM |
SB 60 |