Legislature(1999 - 2000)
04/06/2000 03:36 PM Senate STA
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SB 237-ALASKA NATL GUARD/NAVAL & STATE MILITIA
MS. CAROL CARROLL, Director of Administrative Services Division for
the Department of Military & Veterans Affairs, stated SB 237 will
streamline some functions within the Department of Military &
Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and call on Alaska Defense Forces (ADF) to
respond to a disaster or search and rescue.
SB 237 deals with the federal side of DMVA and calling on ADF; it
takes the method of calculation for pay for ADF during active duty,
replaces the allowance, and multiplies the active pay by 200
percent. SB 237 will eliminate over 345 steps taken to calculate
active duty pay for each individual.
VICE CHAIR GREEN stated it is just a different calculation method.
MS. CARROLL agreed.
Number 1483
COLONEL CRAIG CHRISTENSEN, Alaska National Guard, stated the Alaska
National Guard talked with many other states on how active duty pay
was calculated, and how other states have adopted a simplified
method of payment of by taking a basic pay amount and multiplying
it by a specific percentage. Colonel Christensen stated support
for SB 237.
SENATOR PHILLIPS asked how many people would be effected by SB 237.
COLONEL CHRISTENSEN stated approximately 2000 Air National Guard
members, approximately 2000 Army National Guard members, and
approximately 50 Naval Militia.
MR. RICK TURCIK, Administrative Officer for Department of Military
and Veterans Affairs, stated SB 237 will ensure the pay calculation
for the guard member on State active duty in a timely and accurate
manner.
SENATOR PHILLIPS moved SB 237 out of committee with individual
recommendations. Without objection, the motion carried.
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