CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 71(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act  relating   to  special  request  registration                                                                    
     plates  celebrating the  arts; relating  to artwork  in                                                                    
     public  buildings  and   facilities;  relating  to  the                                                                    
     management of  artwork under the  art in  public places                                                                    
     fund; relating to  the powers and duties  of the Alaska                                                                    
     State  Council on  the  Arts;  establishing the  Alaska                                                                    
     arts and  cultural investment  fund; and  providing for                                                                    
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:01:34 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Merrick indicated  that  the committee  previously                                                                    
heard the bill on April 20, 2022.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick OPENED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
JOE RIZZO, TRIUMVIRATE  THEATRE, KENAI (via teleconference),                                                                    
testified in support of the bill.  He shared that he was the                                                                    
executive  director of  the theatre.  He indicated  that the                                                                    
Alaska State Council on the  Arts (ASCA) was integral to the                                                                    
theatre  and acted  as  a  partner to  benefit  all who  the                                                                    
theatre served.  He believed that  the license  plate spread                                                                    
awareness of  the importance  of the  arts in  everyday life                                                                    
and modestly helped with the  councils  funding. He stressed                                                                    
the importance of the arts   council for small organizations                                                                    
like the  Triumvirate Theatre that typically  do not receive                                                                    
much other outside funding.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:04:16 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   Merrick    indicated   that    Co-Chair   Foster,                                                                    
Representative     Johnson,     Representative     Thompson,                                                                    
Representative   LeBon,    Representative   Carpenter,   and                                                                    
Representative Wool.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
JUNE   ROGERS,   SELF,   FAIRBANKS   (via   teleconference),                                                                    
testified in  favor of  the bill. She  pointed out  that she                                                                    
was involved in the arts in  the state since the 1980s.  She                                                                    
explained the  provisions of  the bill.  She   believed that                                                                    
the council was  well managed and organized.  She lauded the                                                                    
efforts  made  by  the  council to  ensure  the  success  of                                                                    
artists in  Alaska and thought  the work of the  council was                                                                    
paramount  to the  states  arts  communities. She  felt that                                                                    
the   arts  were   more  important   than   ever  in   local                                                                    
communities. She thanked the council for its work.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:07:35 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:08:00 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Foster MOVED  to REPORT  HCS CSSB  71(STA) out  of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB  71(STA) was  REPORTED out  of committee  with nine                                                                    
"do  pass"  recommendations   and  one  "no  recommendation"                                                                    
recommendation and with one new  fiscal impact note from the                                                                    
Department  of Administration,  one new  fiscal impact  note                                                                    
from the Department of Education  and Early Development, and                                                                    
one  previously  published  indeterminate fiscal  note:  FN4                                                                    
(GOV/FUND CAP).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:08:23 AM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:09:24 AM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED