Legislature(2021 - 2022)GRUENBERG 120

05/16/2022 03:00 PM House MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS

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* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
-- Recessed to 7:15 pm --
-- Please Note Time Change --
Uniform Rule 23(a) Waived
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
+= HJR 32 HIRING OF APPRENTICES/VETERANS TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSHJR 32(MLV) Out of Committee
+= HB 97 LAND VOUCHERS; PFDS TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSHB 97(MLV) Out of Committee
-- Invited & Public Testimony --
**Streamed live on AKL.tv**
             HJR 32-HIRING OF APPRENTICES/VETERANS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
6:26:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR TUCK  announced that  the next order  of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE  JOINT RESOLUTION  NO. 32,  "Encouraging the  United States                                                               
Congress to  establish hiring goals  for apprentices  and veteran                                                               
apprentices."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
6:27:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  TARR  moved  to   adopt  the  proposed  committee                                                               
substitute (CS)  for HJR 32, Version  32-LS1381\B, Klein, 5/16/22                                                               
as a working  document.  There being no objection,  Version B was                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
6:27:51 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE NELSON,  as prime sponsor, offered  an overview of                                                               
HJR 32.   He said the resolution encourages the  U.S. Congress to                                                               
pass  legislation  requiring  operators  of  U.S.  Department  of                                                               
Defense  construction projects  to  establish  goals which  would                                                               
employ veterans, who  are in a qualified  apprenticeship or post-                                                               
secondary program, as no less than 10 percent of the workforce.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
6:28:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR TUCK commended the bill sponsor.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
6:29:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RAUSCHER  read  from  page  2,  line  14  of  the                                                               
proposed  legislation,  which   states,  "Department  of  Defense                                                               
indicates  that   $10,900,000,000  will  be  spent   on  military                                                               
construction that will  require thousands of workers".   He asked                                                               
what percentage of this would be in Alaska.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  NELSON responded  that the  $10.9 billion  figure                                                               
for  military  construction was  part  of  the appropriation  for                                                               
fiscal year 2022.   He said he is unsure  if in-depth information                                                               
has been released on how much is going to projects in Alaska.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
6:30:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  TUCK  expressed the  opinion  that  $100 million  to  $200                                                               
million could be coming to the state.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RAUSCHER  requested  that   the  number  be  made                                                               
available  before  the  bill  goes   to  the  next  committee  of                                                               
referral.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR TUCK clarified that the  figures he provided are estimates,                                                               
and Alaska Associate General Contractors has the number.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
6:31:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE TARR  shared that she received  notices of support                                                               
regarding HJR  32.   She expressed  the hope  for a  good outcome                                                               
with the proposed bill.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
6:32:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  TUCK added  that the  Alaska Helmets  to Hardhats  program                                                               
sought to  recruit those that  were leaving military  service and                                                               
going into  apprenticeship programs.   He said that he  served on                                                               
the  Alaska Electrical  Apprenticeship  Board for  15 years,  and                                                               
former military members  were some of the best  applicants to the                                                               
program.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
6:33:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE TARR  moved to report  CS for HJR 32,  Version 32-                                                               
LS1381\B,  Klein,  5/16/22,  out  of  committee  with  individual                                                               
recommendations  and the  accompanying zero  fiscal note.   There                                                               
being no objection,  CSHJR 32(MLV) was reported out  of the House                                                               
Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs.                                                                            

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
HJR 32 Version A 03.02.2022.PDF HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR 32 Sponsor Statement 03.02.2022.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR 32 Amendment A.1 Adopted 03.17.2022.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR32S~4.PDF HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR 32 Testimony - Received as of 03.10.2022.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR32S~2.PDF HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR 32 Supporting Document BLS Employment status of veterans by state 03.02.2022.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR 32 Additional Documents - Viper Veteran Apprenticeship Numbers 03.16.2022.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR 32 Hearing Request 03.02.2022.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR 32 Fiscal Note HMLV 03.07.2022.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HJR 32 Additional Document - Guide to Contract Preferences 03.16.2022.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32
HB 97 Fiscal Note DHSS-FS 2.9.2021.PDF HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 97
HB 97 Dept of Revenue Presentation 3.01.2021.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 97
HB 97 ver A 2.25.2021.PDF HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 97
HB 97 Sectional Analysis 3.01.2021.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 97
HB 97 Hearing Request Memo 2.25.2021.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 97
HB 97 Fiscal Note DOR-PFD 2.10.2021.PDF HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 97
HB 97 Fiscal Note DNR-MLW 2.10.2021.PDF HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 97
HB 97 Bill Transmission Letter 2.11.21.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 97
HB 97 Amendment A.1.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 97
HJR 32 Version B 05.16.2022.pdf HMLV 5/16/2022 3:00:00 PM
HJR 32