03/22/2002 09:38 AM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
     SENATE BILL NO. 338                                                                                                        
     "An  Act  making   certain  individuals  convicted   of  crimes                                                            
     ineligible  for  permanent   fund  dividends  and  relating  to                                                            
     certain   payments  of  compensation  from  the   crime  victim                                                            
     compensation fund; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This was  the second  hearing for  this bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Donley spoke to  a proposed committee substitute to address                                                            
language   in  the   original  bill   that  he   was  informed   was                                                            
unconstitutional relating  to the Child Support Enforcement Division                                                            
in the Department of Revenue.  He explained the committee substitute                                                            
provides  that  the  Division  retains   access  to  permanent  fund                                                            
dividends of those Alaskans who owe child support.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Donley  moved for adoption  of CS SB 338, 22-LS1190\S  as a                                                            
working draft.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Green clarified  that Section  10 is  current practice  and                                                            
would not be  perceived as the Legislature  "taking money"  from the                                                            
Division.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Donley affirmed  and explained  this is  the same  process                                                            
applicable  to  funds "reprogrammed"  from  convicts'  dividends  to                                                            
Alaska  Council on  Domestic  Violence and  Sexual  Assault and  the                                                            
Victims' Compensation Fund.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Donley  anticipated new  fiscal  notes for  the  committee                                                            
substitute.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Donley offered  a motion to  report CS  SB 338 (FIN)  from                                                            
Committee  with forthcoming  fiscal  notes  from the  Department  of                                                            
Administration,  Department  of  Education  and  Early Development,                                                             
Department  of Law, Department of  Public Safety, and Department  of                                                            
Revenue.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The bill MOVED from Committee without objection.