04/15/2000 09:15 AM House STA

HB 444-STATE GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR JAMES  announced the  next order of  business is  HOUSE BILL                                                              
NO. 444, "An  Act relating to nongovernmental  activities of state                                                              
agencies, including  the University  of Alaska; and  providing for                                                              
an  effective date."   [HB  44 was  sponsored by  the House  Rules                                                              
Committee, chaired by Representative John Cowdery.]                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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ANNETTE DEAL,  Researcher to  Representative John Cowdery,  Alaska                                                              
State Legislature,  offered to explain  changes in Version  H, the                                                              
new proposed committee substitute (CS).                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE OGAN made a motion  to adopt the proposed CS for HB
,  version 1-LS1177\H,  Bannister,  4/13/00, as  a work  draft.                                                              
There  being  no objection,  proposed  CSHB  444, Version  H,  was                                                              
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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MS.  DEAL  explained  that  the   original  bill  had  included  a                                                              
paragraph  on  page  5,  lines  6-10,  which  specified  that  the                                                              
competitive field  bidding process  would be used  if and  when an                                                              
agency decided  to hire a private  person to perform  an activity.                                                              
This paragraph  has now  been deleted from  the proposed CS.   She                                                              
mentioned that  all language  that pertains  to the University  of                                                              
Alaska was deleted because the university  does not fall under the                                                              
executive  branch  and has  a  very progressive  attitude  towards                                                              
identifying  outsourcing   possibilities.    She   indicated  that                                                              
paragraph (e) under  the "Challenge and appeal"  section, found on                                                              
page 4, line 9, was modified to include  allowance for a person to                                                              
appeal  a  decision  to  a  superior  court.    She  informed  the                                                              
committee  that  the allowance  already  applied,  but it  becomes                                                              
clear that everyone  has a constitutional right to  go to court by                                                              
adding this language.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE GREEN  made a motion  to move CSHB 444,  version 1-                                                              
LS1177\H,  Bannister, 4/13/00,  out of  committee with  individual                                                              
recommendations  and no fiscal  note.   There being no  objection,                                                              
CSHB  444(STA)  moved  from  the   House  State  Affairs  Standing                                                              
Committee.