02/21/1995 03:37 PM Senate STA

 SSTA - 2/21/95                                                                
                                                                               
        SJR 14 CONFIRMATION OF MEMBERS OF PUBLIC CORP                        
                                                                               
 Number 015                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR HALFORD, prime sponsor of SJR 14, states the topic of the             
 resolution has been considered numerous times by the legislature.             
 It has been considered in relation to the Alaska Railroad                     
 corporation, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, and Alaska                
 Housing Finance Corporation, among others.  Senator Halford thinks            
 if the framers of the constitution had envisioned that these public           
 corporations would be in charge of the resources and assets of the            
 State of Alaska, they would have made legislative confirmation part           
 of the confirmation process of the boards of these corporations.              
                                                                               
 SENATOR HALFORD states that during the Hammond administration an              
 attorney general's opinion was issued which essentially said,                 
 without a constitutional amendment the legislature cannot require             
 confirmation of members of public corporations.  He thinks any                
 commission or entity which manages any state assets should have               
 members confirmed by the legislature.  There is a $2,200 fiscal               
 note, which is the cost of putting the question on the ballot.                
                                                                               
 Number 060                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS supports SJR 14, but asks why the resolution           
 did not receive a referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee.                 
                                                                               
 SENATOR HALFORD does not know why the resolution did not receive a            
 referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee.                                   
                                                                               
 Number 070                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR LEMAN asks Mr. Halford if he could get a copy of the list             
 of public corporations which would be affected by SJR 14.                     
                                                                               
 SENATOR HALFORD responds he will get Senator Leman a copy of the              
 list.                                                                         
                                                                               
 Number 095                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS makes a motion to discharge SJR 14 from the            
 Senate State Affairs Committee with individual recommendations.               
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN SHARP, hearing no objection, orders SJR 14 released from             
 committee with individual recommendations.