03/16/2022 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

             SB 115-ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:34:15 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HOLLAND announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL NO. 115                                                               
"An Act  relating to confidentiality of  information; relating to                                                               
the  duties  of the  Department  of  Administration; creating  an                                                               
address confidentiality  program; and providing for  an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
[SB 115  was previously  heard on  3/14/22, and  public testimony                                                               
was opened and closed.]                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:34:33 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HOLLAND solicited amendments, and there were none.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:35:34 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS  referred to  the federal  requirement for  Real ID                                                               
compliant driver's  licenses. He  explained that  applicants must                                                               
supply their residence address to  the Division of Motor Vehicles                                                               
(DMV).  He wondered  how that  would impact  the mail  forwarding                                                               
program in the bill.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR KIEHL responded that he  checked with DMV, and applicants                                                               
must supply their physical residence  address to the DMV in order                                                               
to  obtain a  Real ID.  However,  if someone  has a  confidential                                                               
address, the  DMV will  keep it  confidential. He  indicated that                                                               
DMV would only provide the  post office box established under the                                                               
bill, not the physical address.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:37:04 PM                                                                                                                    
EDRIC  CARRILLO,   Staff,  Senator  Jesse  Kiehl,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, agreed, adding that  DMV's data was                                                               
confidential per AS 28.15.151.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:37:37 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  HUGHES indicated  that except  for domestic  violence or                                                               
sexual  assault  victims,  she  continued  to  have  reservations                                                               
because  everyone else  would  have  the option  to  open a  post                                                               
office box. Although the sponsor  assured her that only about 900                                                               
individuals would  participate in the mail-forwarded  program, it                                                               
would take time for the  Department of Administration (DOA) staff                                                               
to  accomplish  mail  forwarding.  She  noted  DOA  submitted  an                                                               
indeterminate fiscal note.  She stated her intention  not to hold                                                               
up the bill.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:38:25 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KIEHL  thanked the Department of  Administration's Shared                                                               
Services  of  Alaska  for  its  work.  He  highlighted  that  the                                                               
director,   Mr.   Brad   Ewing,    has   helped   by   contacting                                                               
administrators of  other states'  programs to determine  what the                                                               
department would need to do to implement the program.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:39:08 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR HUGHES asked if other  states were adding law enforcement                                                               
or  correctional  officers  to   those  who  would  receive  mail                                                               
confidentially or if other states limited it to victims.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  KIEHL  answered  that other  states  only  provide  this                                                               
service  for victims  and survivors  of  certain crimes,  usually                                                               
domestic violence  or sexual  assault. He noted  that if  he only                                                               
included  an   estimate  of  victims   and  survivors   that  his                                                               
calculation would  have been approximately 600  individuals would                                                               
participate in the program. He  stated that he allowed a generous                                                               
guess  for  the  number  of   law  enforcement  and  correctional                                                               
officers who might take advantage of this.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HOLLAND solicited the will of the committee.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:40:03 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS moved  to report the committee  substitute (CS) for                                                               
SB 115,  work order 32-LS0380\G,  from committee  with individual                                                               
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HOLLAND heard no objection,  and CSSB 115(JUD) was reported                                                               
from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.