05/18/2002 10:13 AM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
     SENATE BILL NO. 2009                                                                                                       
     "An Act establishing the Alaska Veterans Advisory Council; and                                                             
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This  was the first  hearing  for this  bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Kelly  asked if the language  in this bill is identical  to                                                            
previous  legislation  passed  by  the  Senate  during  the  regular                                                            
legislative session.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CAROL   CARROLL,   Director,   Administrative   Services   Division,                                                            
Department of Military  and Veterans Affairs, affirmed and noted the                                                            
earlier  legislation  did not  receive  a hearing  in  the House  of                                                            
Representatives.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Kelly asked about the effective date.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Ms. Carroll  replied  SB 2009 contains  language  pertaining to  the                                                            
effective date and the  transition of the council into statute, both                                                            
of which were earlier adopted by the Senate Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Green offered  a motion to  move SB  2009, with  individual                                                            
recommendations and accompanying fiscal note from Committee.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection  and SB 2009 with accompanying  $3,500 fiscal                                                            
note #1 from the  Department of Military and Veterans  Affairs MOVED                                                            
from Committee.