05/08/1997 08:10 AM Senate FIN

                                                                               
       CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 154(HES)                                         
                                                                               
       "An  Act relating to  paternity determination and child                 
  support;  relating to  reporting of and access  to financial                 
  or other  information  for  child  support purposes;  making                 
  changes to laws     relating to  occupational, recreational,                 
  or other licenses,  permits,    certificates,    or    other                 
  authorizations issued by the  state       to      facilitate                 
  administration of child support laws;   relating    to   the                 
  interest rate on judgments or decrees for    child  support;                 
  relating to immunity from civil liability for     good faith                 
  compliance with reporting or other requirements for    child                 
  support purposes; relating to voiding fraudulent  transfers                  
  and to penalties for noncompliance with orders for     child                 
  support purposes; amending Rules 4, 5, 35, 52, 58,                           
  60(b),  78, 90.1, and 90.3, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure;                 
       amending  Rule 901, Alaska  Rules of Evidence; amending                 
  Rules     3 and  5, Alaska Bar Association  Rules; repealing                 
  the effective  date  of  sec.  45, ch.  107,  SLA  1996; and                 
  providing for an    effective date."                                         
                                                                               
  Senator Parnell explained  his amendment  #1 and then  later                 
  moved it.  Without objection, amendment #1 was adopted.                      
                                                                               
  Glenda Straube, Director, Central  Office, Division of Child                 
  Support Enforcement,  Department of Revenue  was invited  to                 
  join the committee.  She referred to section 87(f).                          
                                                                               
  Dan  Branch,  Assistant  Attorney  General, Human  Services,                 
  Department of Law was invited to join the committee.                         
                                                                               
  At  this  point,  Senator  Parnell   noted  a  problem  with                 
  amendment #1  and without objection  it was  withdrawn.   He                 
  moved amended amendment  #1 to  delete those sections  which                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CSED and AG recommended as follows: sec. 12, 13, 83, 84, 87,                 
  89(f), 111, 140(e) and 91(e).  Without objection the amended                 
  amendment #1 was adopted.  Co-chair Sharp felt the committee                 
  needed time to study this  bill and that it should  be taken                 
  up next year.                                                                
                                                                               
  Mr. Branch referred to  section 89(f), page 35, line  18 and                 
  said if this section were deleted it would take the bill out                 
  of federal compliance.   Senator  Parnell moved a  technical                 
  amendment that  section 89(f),  page 35,  lines 18  - 20  be                 
  conformed  with  federal law  and  without objection  it was                 
  adopted.  Mr. Branch read a brief portion of the federal law                 
  applicable  to  section  89(f)  into  the record.    Senator                 
  Parnell concurred with  Co-chair Sharp that this  bill would                 
  have to be revisited next year.   Both Senators Phillips and                 
  Torgerson  voiced  their  concern  with  the  bill,  Senator                 
  Phillips  especially  how the  bill  would affect  the small                 
  employers.  Ms.  Straube indicated that there would  be open                 
  meetings in which  the small employers  would be advised  on                 
  how to deal with employing individuals under this bill.  Co-                 
  chair Sharp  indicated that  his concern  about getting  the                 
  bill out today was in order  to not forfeit federal funding.                 
  Senator Phillips indicated  that he also had  many questions                 
  regarding this bill.                                                         
                                                                               
  Senator  Torgerson  moved  CSSB  154(FIN)  with   individual                 
  recommendations  and accompanying  fiscal notes  and without                 
  objection it was  reported out.  (Sharp,  Donley, Torgerson,                 
  Parnell voted)                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  Co-chair Sharp recessed the meeting until 5:00 p.m. today.