05/05/1994 06:45 PM Senate L&C

              SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE                              
                          May 5, 1994                                          
                           6:45 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Tim Kelly, Chairman                                                   
 Senator Steve Rieger, Vice-Chairman                                           
 Senator Bert Sharp                                                            
 Senator Judy Salo                                                             
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Georgianna Lincoln                                                    
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 HOUSE BILL NO. 221                                                            
 "An Act relating to workers' compensation for volunteer ambulance             
 attendants, police officers, and fire fighters; and providing for             
 an effective date."                                                           
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 HB 221 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes                             
          dated 4/20/93.                                                       
                                                                               
  WITNESS REGISTER                                                             
 Linda Giguere, Staff to Representative Bill Hudson                            
 State Capitol                                                                 
 Juneau, AK 99801-1182                                                         
  POSITION STATEMENT:   Testified in support of                                
                      SCS HB 221(L&C)                                          
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
 TAPE 94-35, SIDE A                                                            
 Number 001                                                                    
  CHAIRMAN TIM KELLY  called the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee           
 meeting to order at 6:45 p.m.  He brought  HB 221  (WORKERS                   
 COMP:VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS, ETC) before the committee as the only           
 order of business and directed attention to a proposed L&C SCS.               
                                                                               
 LINDA GIGUERE, staff to Representative Bill Hudson, stated his                
 support for the L&C SCS.  She explained it simply extends the scope           
 of duties of a fire fighter that are covered under workers                    
 compensation to include participation in training exercises that              
 are authorized by the state.                                                  
                                                                               
 JOSH FINK, committee aide, added that the Alaska Municipal League             
 supports the legislation.                                                     
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN KELLY asked for a motion on the committee substitute.                
                                                                               
 SENATOR SHARP moved that SCS HB 221(L&C) be adopted.  Hearing no              
 objection, the motion carried.                                                
                                                                               
 SENATOR SHARP moved that HB 221 be passed out of committee with               
 individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection, it was so                  
 ordered.                                                                      
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.