01/24/1996 01:30 PM Senate JUD

                  SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 24, 1996                                       
                           1:30 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Robin Taylor, Chairman                                                
 Senator Lyda Green, Vice-Chairman                                             
 Senator Mike Miller                                                           
 Senator Al Adams                                                              
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Johnny Ellis                                                          
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14                                                
 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska             
 relating to certain public corporations.                                      
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SJR 14 - No previous Senate action to report.                                 
                                                                               
  WITNESS REGISTER                                                             
                                                                               
 Senator Rick Halford                                                          
 Alaska State Capitol                                                          
 Juneau, Alaska  99811                                                         
  POSITION STATEMENT:  Sponsor of SJR 14                                       
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
 TAPE 96-3, SIDE A                                                             
 Number 001                                                                    
         SJR 14 CONFIRMATION OF BD MANAGING PERM FUND                         
                                                                              
  CHAIRMAN ROBIN TAYLOR  called the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting         
 to order at 1:39 p.m.  All members were present except Senator                
 Ellis, who was excused from the floor of the Senate.  The first               
 order of business was SJR 14.                                                 
                                                                               
 SENATOR RICK HALFORD, sponsor of SJR 14, gave the following                   
 testimony on the proposed sponsor substitute for SJR 14.  Last year           
 lengthy discussion occurred in an attempt to define which public              
 corporations should be added to the list of boards requiring                  
 legislative confirmation of members.  No conclusion was reached.              
 SSSJR 14 simply applies the requirement of legislative confirmation           
 to members of the Permanent Fund Corporation.  Because there is no            
 simple way to include other public corporations, this measure is              
 exclusive to the Permanent Fund Corporation, the most important.              
 He stated it is ridiculous that the Legislature must confirm                  
 members of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers yet does not                 
 confirm members of the Permanent Fund Corporation.                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR HALFORD explained a proposed technical amendment to correct           
 a drafting error.  On page 1, line 2, after "appointments" insert             
 "and removal," and on page 2 line 4, after "removed" insert "only             
 for cause."                                                                   
                                                                               
 Number 065                                                                    
                                                                               
 There being no further discussion on SSSJR 14, SENATOR GREEN moved            
 to adopt the sponsor substitute for SJR 14.  There being no                   
 objection, the motion carried.                                                
                                                                               
 SENATOR MILLER moved adoption of the proposed amendment to SSSJR
.  There being no objection, the motion carried.                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR MILLER moved SSSJR 14, as amended, out of committee with              
 individual recommendations.  SENATOR ADAMS objected.  The motion              
 carried with Senators Taylor, Green, and Miller voting "yea," and             
 Senator Adams voting "nay."                                                   
                                                                               
 SENATOR ADAMS informed committee members he will recommend to the             
 Democratic minority that any constitutional amendments scheduled by           
 the majority for a floor vote fail on the Senate floor, until                 
 minority members have the same scheduling opportunity.  SENATOR               
 TAYLOR asked if there was a particular constitutional am                      
 endment Senator Adams had in mind.  SENATOR ADAMS replied there was           
 not one in particular, however anytime the majority is willing, he            
 would recommend one for scheduling.                                           
                                                                               
 There being no further business before the committee, SENATOR                 
 TAYLOR adjourned the meeting at 1:44 p.m.