Legislature(2021 - 2022)BARNES 124

05/05/2021 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE

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03:16:40 PM Start
03:17:35 PM SB21
03:21:45 PM HJR19
03:22:29 PM HB159
04:32:54 PM Presentation(s): Women in the Workforce & the Gender Pay Gap
05:29:02 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+= HB 159 CONSUMER DATA PRIVACY ACT TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
-- Testimony <Invitation Only> --
+= SB 21 LICENSE MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PARAMEDICS TELECONFERENCED
Moved HCS SB 21(L&C) Out of Committee
-- Public Testimony --
+ Presentation: Women in the Workforce & the TELECONFERENCED
Gender Pay Gap
-- Testimony <Invitation Only> --
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
+= HJR 19 SUPPORTING INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSHJR 19(L&C) Out of Committee
**Streamed live on AKL.tv**
         SB 21-LICENSE MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PARAMEDICS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:17:35 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS announced that the  first order of business would                                                               
be SENATE BILL NO. 21, "An  Act relating to mobile intensive care                                                               
paramedics; relating  to duties  of the  State Medical  Board and                                                               
the Department of  Health and Social Services;  and providing for                                                               
an effective date."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:17:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER moved to adopt Amendment 1 to SB 21,                                                                      
labeled 32-LS0207\B.3, Fisher, 5/4/21, which read as follows:                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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     members of the military and their spouses;"                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
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        "* Section 1. AS 08.01.063(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
          (a)  Except as provided in (d) of this section,                                                                       
     and  notwithstanding  another  provision  of  law,  the                                                                    
     department  or appropriate  board shall  [MAY] issue  a                                                                
     temporary courtesy license to  an active duty member of                                                                
     the armed forces of the  United States or the spouse of                                                                
     an  active  duty member  of  the  armed forces  of  the                                                                    
     United  States  if the  active  duty  member or  spouse                                                                
     meets the  requirements of this section  and applies to                                                                
     the  department  or  appropriate board  in  the  manner                                                                    
     prescribed by  the department or appropriate  board. An                                                                    
     application must  include evidence satisfactory  to the                                                                    
     department or appropriate board that the applicant                                                                         
               (1)  is an active duty member of the armed                                                                   
     forces  of  the United  States  or  is married  to  and                                                                
     living with a member of  the armed forces of the United                                                                    
     States who  is on  active duty and  assigned to  a duty                                                                    
     station  in  this  state  under  official  active  duty                                                                    
     military orders;                                                                                                           
               (2)  holds a current license or certificate                                                                      
     in another state, district, or  territory of the United                                                                    
     States  with   requirements  that  the   department  or                                                                    
     appropriate  board determines  are equivalent  to those                                                                    
     established under this title for that occupation;                                                                          
               (3)  if required by the department or                                                                            
     appropriate  board  for  obtaining  a  license  in  the                                                                    
     applicant's profession, has  been fingerprinted and has                                                                    
     provided the fees required by  the Department of Public                                                                    
     Safety   under   AS 12.62.160  for   criminal   justice                                                                    
     information  and  a  national criminal  history  record                                                                    
     check; the fingerprints and fees  shall be forwarded to                                                                    
     the Department of  Public Safety to obtain  a report of                                                                    
     criminal  justice  information  under  AS 12.62  and  a                                                                    
     national   criminal   history    record   check   under                                                                    
     AS 12.62.400;                                                                                                              
               (4)  has not committed an act in any                                                                             
     jurisdiction  that would  have constituted  grounds for                                                                    
     the refusal, suspension, or revocation  of a license or                                                                    
     certificate  to  practice  that occupation  under  this                                                                    
     title at the time the act was committed;                                                                                   
               (5)  has not been disciplined by a licensing                                                                     
     or credentialing entity in  another jurisdiction and is                                                                    
     not  the subject  of  an  unresolved complaint,  review                                                                    
     procedure,  or disciplinary  proceeding conducted  by a                                                                    
     licensing   or   credentialing    entity   in   another                                                                    
     jurisdiction; and                                                                                                          
               (6)  pays any fees required under this                                                                           
     title.                                                                                                                     
        * Sec. 2. AS 08.01.063(b) is amended to read:                                                                         
          (b)  The department or appropriate board shall                                                                        
     issue  a  temporary license  under  this  section to  a                                                                
     person  who   meets  the  requirements   [EXPEDITE  THE                                                                
     PROCEDURE FOR ISSUANCE OF A  LICENSE] under (a) of this                                                                    
     section  within   30  days  after  the   department  or                                                                
     appropriate  board  receives   the  person's  completed                                                                
     application for the temporary license."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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3:17:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:17:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SNYDER pointed  out that  AS 08.01.063  addresses                                                               
licensure  for  the spouses  of  military  members, but  not  the                                                               
military members themselves.  She  said the language in Amendment                                                               
1 would provide temporary licensure  opportunities to active duty                                                               
military personnel.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:18:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   MCCARTY   stated   his   belief   that   similar                                                               
legislation had  been passed  "several years  ago," and  he asked                                                               
whether this amendment would duplicate that legislation.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER  expressed that Representative  McCarty may                                                               
be  referring  to  SB  86, which  included  language  similar  to                                                               
Amendment 1, but said that SB 86 had been withdrawn.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:20:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR JOSH REVAK, Alaska State  Legislature, stated his support                                                               
for Amendment 1 as prime sponsor of SB 21.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:20:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  NELSON  thanked  Representative  Snyder  for  the                                                               
amendment   and    shared   his   desire   to    undertake   more                                                               
"comprehensive" legislation in the future.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:20:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS  removed his objection.   There being  no further                                                               
objection, Amendment 1 to SB 21 was adopted.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:21:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ moved  to report  SB 21,  as amended,  out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.   There being  no  objection, HCS  SB 21(L&C)  was                                                               
reported out of the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
SB 21 Amendment #1 5.4.21.pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM
SB 21
SB 21 Statement of Zero Fiscal Impact 3.5.21.pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM
SB 21
DOLWD Gender Pay Gap Presentation 5.5.21.pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM
HB 159 Ad Trade Letter of Opposition 4.22.21.pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM
HL&C 5/12/2021 3:15:00 PM
HB 159
CS HJR19 (L&C) Fiscal Note.pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM
HJR 19
CS HJR19 (L&C).pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM
HJR 19
Gender Pay Testimony House Labor Commerce - Foraker Group 5-5-2021.pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM
Gender Wage Gap - Hilary Morgan 5.5.21.pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM
DOLWD Analysis - The Gender Wage Gap, September 2019.pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM
Alaska Economic Trends - The Gender Wage Gap, 2017.pdf HL&C 5/5/2021 3:15:00 PM