Legislature(1999 - 2000)
04/17/2000 06:21 PM Senate FIN
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SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
April 17, 2000
6:21 PM
TAPES
SFC-00 # 95, Side A and Side B
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair John Torgerson convened the meeting at
approximately 6:21 PM.
PRESENT Co-Chair John Torgerson, Senator Al Adams, Senator
Lyda Green, Senator Loren Leman, Senator Randy Phillips,
Senator Gary Wilken
Also Attending: REPRESENTATIVE JOHN COGHILL, JR.;
REPRESENTATIVE LISA MURKOWSKI; REPRESENTATIVE NORM
ROKEBERG; REMOND HENDERSON, Director, Division of
Administrative Services, Department of Labor and Workforce
Development; PAUL GROSSI, Director, Division of Worker's
Compensation, Department of Labor and Workforce
Development; BRAD THOMPSON, Director, Division of Risk
Management, Department of Administration; JEFF BUSH, Deputy
Commissioner, Department of Community and Economic
Development; JIM NORDLAND, Director, Division of Public
Assistance, Department of Health and Social Services;
Attending via Teleconference: From Seattle: JERRY KURTZ
SUMMARY INFORMATION
HB 105-LICENSING SPEECH PATHOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY
The bill moved from Committee.
HB 378-FEES FOR WORKERS COMP AND WORKER SAFETY
The Committee heard testimony from the Department of Labor
and Workforce Development and the Department of
Administration. Two amendments were considered and adopted.
The bill was held in Committee.
HB 259-PUBLIC DEFENDER CHILDREN'S PROCEEDINGS
The Committee heard testimony from the sponsor and reported
the bill from Committee.
HB 239-UCC SECURED TRANSACTIONS
The Committee heard testimony from the sponsor. An
amendment was considered and adopted. The bill moved from
Committee.
HB 418-PROGRAM RECEIPTS/ADMIN COST CHARGE
The Committee heard testimony from the sponsor, the
Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Community
and Economic Development. A committee substitute was
adopted. Four amendments were considered and three were
adopted. The bill moved from Committee.
HB 98-PUB.ASSISTANCE:PROGRAMS/GRANTS/CONTRACTS
The Committee heard testimony from the Department of Health
and Social Services. A committee substitute was adopted and
three amendments were considered and adopted. The bill
moved from Committee.
SB 310-G.O.BONDS: SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITY
This bill was scheduled but not heard.
[Tape malfunction during introduction of meeting.]
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 105(L&C)
"An Act providing for the licensing of speech-language
pathologists; relating to fees paid by audiologists
and speech-language pathologists; and providing for an
effective date."
This was the second hearing for this bill in the Senate
Finance Committee.
Co-Chair Torgerson noted he had questions during in the
earlier hearing regarding contracts for school officials.
He said that he read the applicable Department of Education
and Early Development regulations, which answered those
questions. [Copy on file.]
Senator Green offered a motion to from Committee, SCS CS HB
105 (L&C) and accompanying $7,500 fiscal note from the
Department of Community and Economic Development.
There was no objection and the bill MOVED from Committee.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 378(RLS)
"An Act relating to the establishment of, assessment
of, collection of, and accounting for service fees for
state administration of workers' compensation and
workers' safety programs; establishing civil penalties
and sanctions for late payment or nonpayment of the
service fee; and providing for an effective date."
This was the second hearing for this bill in the Senate
Finance Committee.
AT EASE 6:25 PM / 6:33 PM
Amendment #1: This amendment deletes "or interpret" from
page 7, line 8 and line again on line 9. The amended
language reads as follows.
TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The director of the
division of insurance in the Department of Community
and Economic Development, and the Department of Labor
and Workforce Development, may proceed to adopt
regulations necessary to implement this Act.
Regulations to implement a provision of this Act take
effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative procedure Act),
but not before the effective date of secs. 1 - 6 of
this Act.
Senator Leman moved for adoption.
Without objection the amendment was ADOPTED.
Amendment #2: This amendment reads as follows.
CSHB 378 (RLS) Workers Compensation Safety Fee
Suggested Language Changes by
Department of Community & Economic Development
Change 1: Sec. 3. Sec. 23.05.067 (a) (2) (page 2, lines
26 through page 3, line 8) is replaced by the
following:
(2) For each insurer, the director
of the division of insurance shall deposit
under (e) of this section from funds received
from the insurer under AS 21.09.210, the
service fee of 1.82 percent of the direct
premium income for workers compensation
insurance received by the insurer during the
year ending on the preceding December 31,
subject to all the deductions specified in AS
21.09.210(b).
Current language requires the Division of Insurance to
deposits a portion of premium tax collected as opposed
to premium reported. Otherwise, deposits may be
required greater than the amounts collected.
Change 2: Delete Section 2 and renumber Sections 3-11.
Unlike previous versions, the rules CS does not,
contain the "in lieu of all taxes..." sentence found on
page 2, lines 25-28 of the previous (CSHB 378 (L&C))
version. The provision amending AS 21.09.270 should be
removed. This change maintains the long-standing
statutory status quo regarding retaliatory fees. This
will keep Alaska's retaliatory calculation in line with
other states and will promote a level playing field
between companies from this state and other states.
Senator Leman moved for adoption and explained these were
two technical changes suggested by the Division of
Insurance. He referred to an April 14, 2000 letter on the
subject by Bob Lohr the division's director. [Copy on
file.]
The amendment was ADOPTED without objection.
REMOND HENDERSON, Director, Division of Administrative
Services, Department of Labor and Workforce Development
listed the four updated fiscal notes that accompany the
committee substitute.
Mr. Henderson addressed the changes to the Occupational
Health and Safety component fiscal note to reflect that in
the second year of the program, it would still be reliant
on some general funds. This, he explained is because the
committee substitute increased the phase-in time of the
program to three years. He noted that $1 million, of which
$315,000 is from the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) and the balance from the Workers
Compensation component, would replace general funds in the
second year.
PAUL GROSSI, Director, Division of Worker's Compensation,
Department of Labor and Workforce Development noted the
amendment that lengthened the phase-in time by one year was
done by the House Rules Committee so there would not be a
"double charge" for those entities paying a tax then a
service fee.
Co-Chair Torgerson noted the current version of this fiscal
note is $300,000 less than previous versions and asked if
the program is losing money because of the phase-in change.
Mr. Grossi replied that the program would not lose money,
however funds would not be available for deposit into the
program's account until the following year. This was
because of the collection period, he said.
Mr. Grossi confirmed that the increased phase-in period of
the program is the reason for the changes in the Workers
Compensation component fiscal note dated April 17, 2000.
Mr. Henderson explained that the changes to the Department
of Labor and Workforce Development, Office of Commissioner
component April 17, 2000 fiscal note reflect the reduction
of revenues received in the first year from $3.5 million to
$2.5 million.
BRAD THOMPSON, Director, Division of Risk Management,
Department of Administration, explained the increased Risk
Management component fiscal note. He stated that the State
Of Alaska, as an authorized self-insured employer, would
pay according to the fee assessment stipulated in the bill.
He pointed out that the fiscal note reflects the increased
costs estimated for all state agencies.
The Division of Risk Management, Mr. Thompson noted
allocates these costs based on experience and exposure of
claims based on a historical five-year average. He
continued that the accompanying Office of Management and
Budget information shows the inter-agency funding source of
the increased amounts.
Senator Green mentioned the potential impact of this
legislation on local governments. She said she was
uncomfortable tying worker's compensation to OSHA for
budgeting purposes saying that any revenue shortfalls would
require reductions to worker's compensation due to OSHA
minimum funding requirements.
No motion to move the bill was offered by any member of the
Committee.
Co-Chair Torgerson ordered the bill HELD in Committee.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 259(JUD)
"An Act relating to a parent's eligibility to be
represented by the public defender before and during
the probable cause and temporary placement hearing
that is held after the state takes emergency custody
of a child."
This was the first hearing for this bill in the Senate
Finance Committee.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN COGHILL JR. shared that this
legislation is borne out of a meeting held in Fairbanks
with agency representatives and the Interior legislative
delegation. He expressed that the need to have good
information available to parents who find themselves in a
situation where their children have been taken into
protective custody and are facing a 48-hour hearing to
determine temporary placement. He stated that this bill
would give the Public Defender's Agency (PDA) the ability
to represent these parents or to declare a conflict of
interest if also representing another parent who may have
been accused as the abuser in the same case.
Representative Coghill continued the bill also provides for
those parents to reimburse the PDA for services performed
if indigence is not determined.
Representative Coghill shared that the PDA is already
providing this service and that this legislation would put
the practice into statute. He therefore did not anticipate
an increased workload for the agency and noted the
subsequent zero fiscal note.
Co-Chair Torgerson commented that he had heard the bill in
the Senate Judiciary Committee and had his questions
concerning this legislation answered at that time.
Senator Donley offered a motion to move CS HB 259 (JUD)
from Committee with zero fiscal note from the Department of
Administration, Public Defender's Agency.
There was no objection and the bill MOVED from Committee.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 239(FIN)
"An Act relating to the Uniform Commercial Code;
relating to secured transactions; amending Rule 79,
Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an
effective date."
This was the third hearing for this bill in the Senate
Finance Committee. Co-Chair Torgerson noted earlier
discussion about a letter from bond council expressing
concerns on the impact this bill would have on outstanding
and future revenue and bond issues, particularly relating
to municipalities. [Copy on file.]
REPRESENTATIVE LISA MURKOWSKI told the Committee she had
recently spoken to experts on the matter and was not given
a good reason to change the status quo, which is to provide
an exemption for federal governments and governmental
agencies. As a result of these conversations, she proposed
an amendment that would provide the same exemptions. She
believed this amendment addressed the concerns voiced by
the bond council.
JERRY KURTZ testified via teleconference from Seattle that
the problems have been taken care of with the proposed
amendment.
Amendment #1: This amendment makes the following changes to
the committee substitute.
Page 14, lines 7 through 15:
Delete:
"(84) "public finance transaction" means a
secured transaction in connection with which
(A) debt securities are issued;
(B) all or a portion of the securities
issued have an initial stated maturity of at
least 20 years; and
(C) the debtor, obligor, secured party,
account debtor or other person obligated on
collateral, assignor or assignee of a secured
obligation, or assignor or assignee of a security
interest is a state or a governmental unit of a
state;"
Page 23, following line 8,
Insert:
"(14) not withstanding (c)(2) of this section,
does not apply to a transfer by a government or
governmental subdivision or agency"
Page 82, line 13 and line 15:
Delete: "public finance transaction or"
[Amended language reads as follows.]
"(b) Except as otherwise provided in (e) - (g) of
this section, an initial financing statement filed in
connection with a manufactured home transaction is
effective for a period of 30 years after the date of
filing if it indicates that is filed in connection
with a manufactured home transaction."
Senator Donley moved for adoption.
The amendment was ADOPTED without objection.
Senator Leman offered a motion to report from Committee, CS
HB 239 (FIN) with accompanying zero fiscal note from the
Department of Natural Resources.
Without objection the bill MOVED from Committee.
AT EASE 6:50 PM / 8:32 PM
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 418(RLS)
"An Act designating certain receipts as program
receipts, appropriations of which are not made from
the unrestricted general fund; relating to the
establishment of an administrative cost charge for the
state's role in the community development quota
program; and providing for an effective date."
This was the first hearing for this bill in the Senate
Finance Committee.
Co-Chair Torgerson directed member's attention to a
proposed committee substitute, SCS CS HB 418, 1-LS1500\V.
He noted that the language on page two of this committee
substitute, relating to use of program receipts, is new. He
added that a proposed amendment makes technical corrections
and adds more programs to the list.
REPRESENTATIVE NORM ROKEBERG, Chair, House Labor and
Commerce Committee, testified to the bill. He stated that
the bill is a result of his and other members of the House
committee's frustrations with occupational licensing. He
explained that many of the state's licensing boards and
commissions want broader authority. However, he said the
finance committees of both houses prohibit this because of
the impact of any increase in activities of these boards
and commissions would have on the state's fiscal gap. This
he shared is because increased costs would have to be paid
for from the general fund.
Representative Rokeberg gave an example of the Board of
Nursing that received a $150,000 federal grant to establish
an outreach program for children. This grant expired, he
said because the state was unable to provide additional
necessary funds.
Representative Rokeberg gave another example of the members
of the Board of Architects who wish to participate in
committees on the national level. However, he said that
because of the inability for the board to raise its fees,
the board is unable to secure funds for travel costs.
Representative Rokeberg stressed that the legislature's
attempts to reduce general fund spending should not reflect
on the boards and commissions and those professional
licensees that operate in the state. He asserted that the
boards and commissions must be self-supported by the
licensing fees. Therefore, he said, they need the ability
to increase the fees as necessary.
Representative Rokeberg noted the House Finance Committee
added provisions to the bill to include the Alaska Seafood
Marketing Institute (ASMI), the dive fishery and Department
of Community and Economic Development programs. He stated
he supported these additions.
Representative Rokeberg pointed out that this bill passed
through the House of Representatives with no objection.
Representative Rokeberg assured that fee support services
(FSS) are not removed from the budget, but just relocated
to another category.
Senator P. Kelly moved to adopt SCS CS HB 418, 1-LS1500\V
as a workdraft.
There was no objection and the committee substitute was
ADOPTED.
Amendment #1: This amendment inserts "receipts of" on page
2, lines 6 and 19 of the committee substitute. The amended
language reads as follows.
"(DD) receipts of the Alaska Vocational
Technical Center;
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(KK) receipts of the Alaska Police Standards
Council;"
The amendment also adds two subsections to Section 1.
"(QQ) receipts of the Department of
Corrections from the inmate telephone system;
(RR) receipts of the Department of Public
Safety from the Alaska automated fingerprint
system under AS 44.41.025(b);"
Co-Chair Parnell moved for adoption.
Co-Chair Torgerson explained the first two changes are
technical and proposed at the recommendation of the
Division of Legislative Finance.
Without objection the amendment was ADOPTED.
Senator Phillips asked if the Division of Lands program
receipts were considered for inclusion on this list.
Co-Chair Torgerson responded that program was addressed in
SB 283. He noted the proposed Amendments #2 and #3 were
addressed in other legislation.
Co-Chair Torgerson stressed that this committee substitute
has nothing to do with the Majority's goal to reduce $30
million in general fund spending and is just a fund source
change. He assured that this is not a "smoke and mirrors
change".
Senator Phillips asked if a representative from Department
of Transportation and Public Facilities was present to tell
him if any highway facilities other than the soon to be
completed, Whittier tunnel charge tolls.
Co-Chair Torgerson replied that the Whittier Tunnel is the
only toll-operated facility in the state and that this
passage is expected to be self-sustained.
[Note: The following amendment was considered out of
numerical order.]
Amendment #4: This amendment deletes the language on page 1
lines 9-11. The language reads as follows.
"(Y) receipts from the seafood marketing
assessment under AS 16.51.120 - 16.51.170, the salmon
marketing tax under AS 43.76.110 - 43.76.130, and
other receipts of the Alaska Seafood Marketing
Institute;"
Senator Donley moved for adoption and expressed concern
about Outside interests governing ASMI that have not been
sufficiently responsive or forthcoming with the
legislature. He wanted the legislature to maintain scrutiny
over this board's operations especially because so much of
the board's activities occur out of state.
Co-Chair Torgerson pointed out that each of the boards and
commissions are subject to annual appropriation and
therefore, the appropriation process is not circumvented by
this legislation.
Senator Leman objected to the amendment, saying ASMI is
fully supported by a tax that the fishermen agreed upon for
the purpose of marketing their product. He stressed that
whether or not the legislature is convinced the board's
actions are entirely appropriate, is a matter that should
be addressed separately.
Co-Chair Torgerson added that he has seen ASMI's budget
jump from $3 million to $10 million, but noted this is due
primarily to federal funds. He said he also opposes the
amendment.
Senator P. Kelly expressed that he did not think the
legislature could force ASMI to be any more responsive by
removing it from this legislation. The only result, he said
is the state is "still punished by their success" since the
legislature is faced with increased general fund spending
to support the board's growth.
A roll call was taken on the motion.
IN FAVOR: Senator Green, Senator Phillips and Senator
Donley
OPPOSED: Senator Adams, Senator Wilken, Senator P. Kelly,
Senator Leman, Co-Chair Parnell and Co-Chair Torgerson
The motion FAILED (3-6)
The amendment FAILED to be adopted.
Amendment #2: This amendment inserts a new subsection to
Section 1 of the House Rules committee substitute as
follows.
"(BB) receipts of the Department of Public
Safety under AS 44.41.025(b);"
This amendment was NOT OFFERED since the changes were
contained in the committee substitute.
Amendment #3: This amendment inserts a new subsection to
Section 4 of the House Rules committee substitute as
follows.
(f) The department shall not assess nor collect
administrative charges under this section from new CDQ
groups, representing communities not eligible for the
CDQ program as of the effective date of this Act, for
a period of two years from the actual award of fishery
quota to that newly formed CDQ group."
Senator Adams moved for adoption. Co-Chair Torgerson
objected for an explanation.
Senator Adams stated that this amendment incurs no cost to
the state. He spoke of attempts to establish a CDQ in the
area from Kotzebue to Point Hope, which this amendment
addresses, but that federal approval is still required.
Co-Chair Torgerson asked if this provision was adopted in
earlier Committee action.
Senator Adams replied that he presented the issue but no
action was yet taken.
Representative Rokeberg shared that the House Labor and
Commerce Committee had adopted a similar amendment but the
House Finance Committee removed the language. He thought
the matter has merit and saw no reason to oppose this
amendment.
KEVIN BROOKS, Director, Division of Administrative
Services, Department of Fish and Game stated the department
does not oppose the amendment. [Statement was made out of
the range of the recording equipment.]
JEFF BUSH, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Community and
Economic Development testified that the department's
position on the amendment is neutral. He clarified that the
Department of Community and Economic Development oversees
the CDQ program rather than the Department of Fish and
Game.
There was no objection and the amendment was ADOPTED.
Co-Chair Parnell offered a motion to move from Committee,
SCS CS HB 418, 1-LS1500\V as amended with accompanying zero
fiscal notes from the Department of Revenue and the
Department of Health and Social Services.
AT EASE 8:49 PM / 8:50 PM
Co-Chair Parnell moved to withdraw his motion to report the
bill from Committee.
By unanimous consent, the motion was WITHDRAWN.
Co-Chair Parnell moved to give the Division of Legal and
Research Services technical direction to insert the
appropriate department names to "(QQ)" and "(RR)" as added
to the bill by Amendment #1. [Amendment language shown
above contains these changes.]
There was no objection and the motion was ADOPTED.
Co-Chair Parnell re-offered his motion to move from
Committee, SCS CS HB 418, 1-LS1500\V as amended with
accompanying zero fiscal notes from the Department of
Community and Economic Development, Occupational Licensing
component and ASMI plus new zero fiscal note from the
Department of Fish and Game.
Without objection the bill MOVED from Committee.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 98(HES) am
"An Act relating to contracts for the provision of
state public assistance to certain recipients in the
state; providing for regional public assistance plans
and programs in the state; relating to grants for
Alaska Native family assistance programs; relating to
assignment of child support by Alaska Native family
assistance recipients; to paternity determinations and
genetic testing involving recipients of assistance
under Alaska Native family assistance programs; and
providing for an effective date."
This was the second hearing for this bill in the Senate
Finance Committee.
Co-Chair Torgerson noted the proposed SCS CS HB 98, 1-
GH1011\I. He explained the committee substitute establishes
a pilot program to accommodate the three Native
organizations that have shown interest in operating public
assistance programs. He listed the Association of Village
Council Presidents, the Tanana Chiefs Conference and the
Tlingit-Haida Central Council as the aforementioned
organizations.
Co-Chair Torgerson drew the Committee's attention to
language requiring status reports to the legislature and
the governor, plus audits of the overseeing Native
organizations' financial information.
JIM NORDLAND, Director, Division of Public Assistance,
Department of Health and Social Services, testified that
although the department's staff has only had a short time
to review the new language, there did not seem to be any
conflict.
Co-Chair Torgerson relayed conversations he had with the
witness indicating that technical changes could be made to
this committee substitute if any errors are discovered.
Mr. Nordland stated that the original intent of the
legislation was to make it possible for all eligible Native
organizations to participate in public assistance delivery.
However, he understood that the legislature wants to move
cautiously in the form of a pilot program.
Co-Chair Torgerson added that this legislation does not
sunset and that other organizations could be included later
if interest were shown.
Senator P. Kelly clarified that the general funds currently
used are not matching funds but are passed on to a non-
profit organization that would carry out the same duties.
Mr. Nordland explained that TCC currently is required to
provide the exact service as the state would provide. What
the organization wants to do, he said is to run a slightly
different program that is still comparable to the state's
program. He stated that this legislation allows the
organization to receive state funds and have more
flexibility.
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Senator Adams moved to adopt SCS CS HB 98, 1-GH1011\I as a
workdraft.
There was no objection and the committee substitute was
ADOPTED.
Amendment #1: This amendment inserts a new subparagraph on
page 5, lines 30 and 31 of the committee substitute to read
as follows.
"(4) establish the same maximum number of
months of benefits as is established for the
state program under AS 47.27.015 (a)(1); and"
Senator Adams moved for adoption.
Senator Donley objected.
Senator Adams explained this amendment provides that
Native-operated programs could not apply to the federal
government for extension of the 60-month maximum benefit
provision. He said this applies uniform standards to all
public assistance programs.
Mr. Nordland repeated his explanation of the amendment
given at a previous meeting, saying this item was missed
when the comparability standards were established. He
shared that federal regulations allow Native-operated
programs to negotiate to exempt that program from the 60-
month limit.
Co-Chair Torgerson clarified that this amendment keeps all
participants of public assistance equal in the amount of
months they may receive benefits.
Senator Green remarked that this is not necessarily the
case in other parts of Alaska where the public assistance
program is not administered by a Native organization.
Mr. Nordland detailed that those exemptions are separate
from the allowances offered to Native organizations. He
explained that federal law also provides that anyone,
Native or non-Native, living in a Native village with an
unemployment rate higher than 50 percent is exempt from the
60-month limit.
Mr. Nordland cautioned that without this amendment, a
recipient living in Fairbanks who receives benefits through
a Native-operated program could potentially go beyond the
60-month limit if that program had received the exemption.
He expressed that it is not fair to allow a Native living
in an urban area to receive benefits longer than a non-
Native living in the same community does.
Senator Green expressed concern with the comparability
standard required of any Native-operated public assistance
programs.
Mr. Nordland referred to the legal opinion written by the
Division of Legal and Research Services regarding the equal
protection problem, which stated that there could be a
conflict without this comparability standard.
Senator Donley removed his objection and the amendment was
ADOPTED.
Co-Chair Torgerson is #2 still necessary
Amendment #2: This amendment deletes, "a compelling
interest" and inserts, "that special circumstances exist
that support the request" from page 8, line 3 of the
committee substitute. The amended language reads, "The
department shall approve the application if the department
finds that the applicant has shown that special
circumstances exist that support the request to use the
state program."
KRISTEN BOMENGEN, Assistant Attorney General, Human
Services Section, Civil Division, Department of Law spoke
to the concern about the "compelling interest requirement"
being imposed on someone who is seeking services from
either program. She stated the proposed language addresses
this problem and is more appropriate.
Senator Green moved for adoption and asked if "special
circumstances" is a lesser standard than "compelling
interest" in legal terms. It was determined to be so.
Senator Donley asked if this language applies to
individuals or groups.
[Senator Leman explained to Senator Donley out of range of
the recording equipment.]
Senator Green asked if the bill contained any language to
specify that nothing in the legislation is to be construed
as recognition of tribes' sovereign immunity. It was
determined there is no such specific language.
Without objection the amendment was ADOPTED.
Amendment #3: This amendment deletes, "interpret," from
page 3 line 20 of the committee substitute. The amended
language reads as follows.
"(8) adopt regulations and take action to
implement and administer the provisions of this
chapter."
Senator Leman moved for adoption.
Without objection the amendment was ADOPTED.
Senator Adams offered a motion to report from Committee CS
HB 98, 1-GH1011\K, as amended and with accompanying zero
fiscal notes from the Department of Revenue and the
Department of Health and Social Services.
There was no objection and the bill MOVED from Committee.
ADJOURNED
Senator Torgerson adjourned the meeting at 9:12 PM.
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