HB  17-DISABLED VETERANS: RETIREMENT BENEFITS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
10:10:32 AM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR KAWASAKI announced the consideration of HOUSE BILL NO. 17                                                                 
"An Act relating to retirement benefits and military service."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
10:11:01 AM                                                                                                                   
REPRESENTATIVE   GEORGE  RAUSCHER,   District  29,  Alaska   State                                                              
Legislature,  Juneau, Alaska,  as sponsor  he gave  a recap  of HB                                                              
17.  He stated  that  HB 17  lets  100 percent  disabled  veterans                                                              
retire up  to five  years early.  It costs  the state nothing  and                                                              
gives vets needed flexibility as their disabilities progress.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
10:12:43 AM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR KAWASAKI  opened public  testimony on  HB 17; finding  none,                                                              
he closed public testimony.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
10:13:06 AM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
10:13:09 AM                                                                                                                   
SENATOR BJORKMAN  moved to report  HB 17, work order  34-LS0233\A,                                                              
from  committee  with  individual   recommendations  and  attached                                                              
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
10:13:26 AM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR KAWASAKI  found  no objection  and HB 17  was reported  from                                                              
the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.