HB 169 - WELFARE TO WORK TAX CREDITS Number 1024 CHAIRMAN BUNDE announced the next item on the calendar was HB 169, "An Act relating to welfare to work tax credits under the Alaska Net Income Tax Act; and providing for an effective date." Number 1031 REPRESENTATIVE GREEN moved to adopt proposed committee substitute 0-GH0082\E as the working document. There being no objection, that version was before the committee. CHAIRMAN BUNDE directed the committee's attention to Amendment 1 and asked Mr. Nordlund to speak to the amendment. Number 1060 JIM NORDLUND, Director, Division of Public Assistance, Department of Health & Social Services, explained this amendment should have been incorporated in the amendment adopted at the last meeting. He said the committee substitute before the committee states the director of employment security needs to certify the accuracy of the activities of a recipient in terms of number of hours being worked and the length of time on public assistance in order for a company to be eligible for the tax credit. He pointed out the commissioner of the Department of Health & Social Services or the Commissioner's designee should actually be certifying the accuracy of this information rather than the director of employment security. Number 1116 REPRESENTATIVE KEMPLEN made a motion to adopt Amendment 1 which reads: Page 2, lines 13 - 14: Delete "director of employment security appointed under AS 23.20.030(a)" Insert "commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services or the commissioner's designee" Number 1118 CHAIRMAN BUNDE objected for discussion purposes. Number 1121 BILL EHLERS, Program Coordinator, WOTC Program, Department of Labor, said the language change should be on page 2, line 19, instead of page 2, lines 13 - 14. Discussion followed and it was agreed the amendment was drafted properly. Number 1191 CHAIRMAN BUNDE removed his objection to Amendment 1. Hearing no further objection, Amendment 1 was adopted. Number 1251 REPRESENTATIVE BRICE made a motion to move CSHB 169(HES) as amended with individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes from the House Health, Education and Social Services Standing Committee. There being no objection, it was so ordered.