Legislature(2023 - 2024)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/17/2024 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB151 | |
| SB259 | |
| SB118 | |
| SB236 | |
| SCR10 | |
| SB183 | |
| SB189 | |
| SB205 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | HB 268 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 270 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | SB 151 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 259 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 118 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 236 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SCR 10 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 183 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 189 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 205 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SENATE BILL NO. 259
"An Act relating to the basic salary schedule for
compensation of state employees; and providing for an
effective date."
9:12:25 AM
Co-Chair Stedman relayed that the bill had been originally
heard on March 25, 2024. He announced that there was a
committee substitute.
Senator Kiehl MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee substitute
for SB 259, Work Draft 33-LS1475\U (Klein, 4/15/24).
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion.
9:13:10 AM
KEN ALPER, STAFF TO SENATOR DONNY OLSON, explained that the
bill was intended to resolve legal short coming due to
legislation passed previously. He discussed the changes in
the CS and noted that a new fiscal note that reflected the
changes in the CS was forthcoming.
Co-Chair Stedman WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO
further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair Stedman asked for Mr. Alper for
Mr. Alper explained that the bill was about pay tables
currently in statute. He shared that the bill would allow
for updates to the exempt employee pay table, currently in
statute, to be periodically updated to be commensurate with
the supervisory union contract pay table, without requiring
an act of the legislature.
9:16:26 AM
Co-Chair Stedman OPENED public testimony.
9:16:48 AM
Co-Chair Stedman CLOSED public testimony.
9:16:55 AM
Senator Kiehl MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 1, Work Draft 33-
LS1475\U (Klein, 4/15/24).
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion.
9:17:15 AM
JEFF STEPP, STAFF TO SENATOR ELVI GRAY-JACKSON, explained
that certain employees of the Executive, Judicial, and the
University of Alaska were not included in codified law,
which required the amending on uncodified law so those
employees could receive parallel salary increases.
Co-Chair Stedman asked Mr. Stepp to define "uncodified
law."
Mr. Alper summarized that uncodified law indicated that the
provision did not have a statue number attached to it.
9:19:20 AM
AT EASE
9:19:31 AM
RECONVENED
NOAH KLEIN, ATTORNEY, LEGISLATIVE LEGAL SERVICES (via
teleconference), explained that the difference between
codified and uncodified law was that codified law appeared
in statute books and was permanent, whereas provisions and
uncodified law were temporary and not in the statute books.
Co-Chair Stedman WITHDREW his objection. There being no
further objection Amendment 1 was ADOPTED.
SB 259 was heard and HELD in Committee for further
consideration.
9:21:08 AM
AT EASE
9:22:54 AM
RECONVENED