Legislature(2001 - 2002)
05/09/2002 09:37 AM Senate FIN
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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 332(FIN) "An Act extending the termination date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; relating to the council's duties; placing the executive director and staff of the council in the exempt service; and providing for an effective date." This was the first hearing for this bill in the Senate Finance Committee. PATTI SWENSON, Staff to Representative Con Bunde, the sponsor of the bill, explained to the Committee that this bill would extend the sunset date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA) to June 2006. She asserted that the Council provides an essential service to victims of domestic violence and to perpetrators. She stated that the accompanying fiscal note details the expenses that would be incurred were the Council not extended, and she noted that the bill includes a provision that would change the status of CDVSA employees to exempt as suggested in the Alaska Division of Legislative Audit report [copy on file] dated October 31, 2001 Amendment #1: This amendment inserts a new bill section to read as follows. Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: TRANSITION FOR POSITIONS COVERED BY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. This Act does not terminate or modify the terms of a collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of this Act. As soon as any collective bargaining agreement covering positions affected by secs. 1 and 2 of this Act expires, those positions shall be considered exempt positions as provided in secs. 1 and 2 of this Act. Senator Wilken moved for adoption of Amendment #1. Senator Green objected for discussion. Senator Wilken stated that Representative Bunde's staff would explain the amendment. Ms. Swenson announced that this amendment contains transition language to allow current staff to retain their classified status until the current labor contract expires in July of 2003. She furthered that this amendment provides for notice to employees; thereby protecting the State from legal challenges. Senator Leman asked whether the inclusion of this amendment would require a title change Ms. Swenson replied that a title change would not be required. Senator Green withdrew her objection. There being no further objection, Amendment #1 was ADOPTED. Senator Green moved to report "House Bill 332 out of Committee with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes." There being no objections, SCS CS HB 332 (FIN) was REPORTED from Committee with previous fiscal notes from the Department of Public Safety, Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, dated February 4, 2002 in the amount of $9,725,200; a fiscal note from the Department of Public Safety, Batterers Intervention Program, dated February 4, 2002 in the amount of $320,000; and a fiscal note from the Department of Public Safety, Victims for Justice, dated February 4, 2002 in the amount of $246,000.
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