Legislature(2007 - 2008)BELTZ 211
02/12/2008 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB201 | |
| SB257 | |
| HB101 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 185 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 201 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 257 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 101 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
SB 201-PUBLIC FINANCE WEBSITE
CHAIR MCGUIRE announced the consideration of SB 201.
SENATOR STEVENS moved to adopt the committee substitute (CS) to
SB 201, labeled 25-LS1135\K, as a working document. Hearing no
objection, Version K was before the committee.
9:02:59 AM
SENATOR BILL WIELECHOWSKI, Alaska State Legislature, said the CS
tries to address a number of concerns that were expressed in
this committee last time. There are four changes. The website
will be updated monthly rather than quarterly.
CHAIR MCGUIRE asked if it changed the fiscal note.
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI said he was told there would be no
difference. The data is already on the computer. He agreed with
the committee's concern that $10,000 was too high of a number
for the minimum amount posted, so it was changed to $1,000. The
CS adds a section dealing with aggregated confidential
information, so no one person will be named -- just a total.
9:05:33 AM
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI said the next change refers to individual
payments to state employees. The CS added the word "individual"
to allow the aggregate totals to be made public without naming
individual payments. The governor has decided to have a
governance council to review what is in the database. He said he
supports that. The reporting is not necessary because of this
council. The legislature can request reports from the council.
Regarding state employees, the state does not have the ability
to list that information, so it is left out for now, but it can
be revisited by the governance council.
9:07:35 AM
SENATOR BUNDE said he noted that the administration is already
doing something similar.
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI said SB 201 will put the public website in
law. The governor can change things unless this bill is passed.
Also, it gives the legislature a role in the debate for adding
or removing items from the website.
9:09:00 AM
SENATOR BUNDE noted a review, but wondered about a sunset so
that the legislature will automatically review it at that time.
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI said he hadn't thought of a sunset.
SENATOR STEVENS said if this is good for the state, perhaps the
school districts and municipalities should do it.
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI said he looked into that, and it is a good
idea, but fiscally it will be very expensive.
9:10:12 AM
SENATOR FRENCH moved the committee substitute (CS) to SB 201,
labeled 25-LS1135\K from committee with individual
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There being no
objection, CSSB 201 (STA) passed from committee.
The committee took an at-ease from 9:11:17 AM until 9:11:34 AM.
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