03/20/2008 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

        SB 263-ARCHITECTS, ENGRS, SURVEYORS BD/EXEMPTION                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:40:18 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR ELLIS announced  SB 263 to be up  for consideration. Before                                                               
the committee was CSSB 263(L&C) 25-LS1457\C.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THOMAS,  sponsor of  SB 263,  said the  CS has  two minor                                                               
changes.  It  allows  appointment  of  a  petroleum  or  chemical                                                               
engineer if a  mining engineer isn't available  to serve. Section                                                               
2  exempts who  designed  fire detection  or suppression  systems                                                               
from AS 08.48 if they are  authorized to design fire detection or                                                               
suppression systems  by the Alaska  Department of  Public Safety,                                                               
the  entity that  will  register  them now.  He  had received  no                                                               
opposition to the bill                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:42:21 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR ELLIS  thanked him  and said  he would set  it aside  for a                                                               
later hearing.                                                                                                                  
        SB 263-ARCHITECTS, ENGRS, SURVEYORS BD/EXEMPTION                                                                    
                                                                                                                              
1:49:15 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  ELLIS  announced  CSSB  263(L&C) to  be  back  before  the                                                               
committee; there was  no known opposition and  the public hearing                                                               
had been completed.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BUNDE moved to report  CSSB 263 (L&C) from committee with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  attached  fiscal note(s).  There                                                               
were no objections and it was so ordered.