HB 317-TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES NEAR SCHOOLS  8:06:38 AM CO-CHAIR LEDOUX announced that the first order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 317, "An Act relating to official traffic- control devices at schools and in school zones." KENDRA CLOSTER, Staff, Representative Chris Tuck, Alaska State Legislature, noted that there was a committee substitute. The committee took an at-ease from 8:08 a.m. to 8:09 a.m. 8:09:05 AM CO-CHAIR NAGEAK moved to adopt the committee substitute (CS) for HB 317, labeled 28-LS1442\U, Gardner, 3/26/14, as the working document. CO-CHAIR LEDOUX objected for purposes of discussion. MS. CLOSTER said HB 317 was the subject of multiple meetings with Assistant Attorney General Jeff Stark, Doug Gardner [Director of Legislative Legal Services], and the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT) to ensure that the bill contained the appropriate language for putting traffic control devices around all schools. She said, "Section 1 was added in to update the uniform system of traffic marking and posting," and Section 2 updates AS 19.10.040 and adds the definition of "school." Sections 3 and 4 update AS 19.10.050 with regard to markings, postings, and signals, she explained, "so, it's just letting them know that we need to use our definition of school, which is a little bit broader than saying we need to cover our charter schools and all public schools and religious schools." Section 5 is similar to the previous version, "and Section 6 is our definition of school, which remains the same." She summarized that the CS just clarifies what needs to be done in making sure that DOT is allowed to use the different types of appropriate traffic control devices. 8:12:20 AM The committee took an at-ease from 8:11 a.m. to 8:12 a.m. 8:12:49 AM CO-CHAIR LEDOUX announced that CSHB 317 would be held over because the committee just received it today. She was expecting someone from DOT to discuss the fiscal implications of the CS. MS. CLOSTER said DOT is present. The fiscal note will drop dramatically, according to DOT, but there will not be an updated fiscal note until the CS has been adopted. 8:13:58 AM CONNIE MCKENZIE, Legislative Liaison, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT), said DOT's traffic and safety engineers are reviewing the CS and preparing a new fiscal note. 8:14:31 AM CO-CHAIR LEDOUX said she would like to see the fiscal note, so she withdrew her objection to adopting the CS. There being no objection, Version U was before the committee. [CSHB 317 was held over.]