HB 298 - APPROP: MONETARY TERM APEA SUPERVISOR CONTRACT                     
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN KOTT announced the next order of business would be HB 298,           
 "An Act making appropriations for the monetary terms of the                   
 collective bargaining agreement with the Alaska Public Employees              
 Association, Supervisory Unit; and providing for an effective                 
 date."  He asked if there was anyone wishing to testify.  There               
 being no testimony, he asked if there was any debate.                         
                                                                               
 There being no debate, REPRESENTATIVE PORTER moved to pass HB 298             
 out of the House Labor and Commerce Committee with attached fiscal            
 notes and individual recommendations.                                         
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE ROKEBERG objected for the purpose of a comment.  He            
 said he has a problem with the fact that the prior Administration             
 felt it needed to negotiate a contract which extended the work week           
 by 2.5 hours and add a substantial additional increase for that               
 amount of money.  Representative Rokeberg said that concerns him              
 from a conceptual standpoint, when we should be cutting the budget.           
 He then withdrew his objection.                                               
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN KOTT asked if there was further objection.  Hearing none,            
 HB 298 was moved out of the House Labor and Commerce Committee.