HB 94 - ABC BD EMPLOYEES NOT EXEMPT EMPLOYEES Number 0037 CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that the first order of business before the committee would be HB 94, "An Act removing employees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from the exempt service." Number 0057 PAT HARMAN, Legislative Administrative Assistant to Representative Kott, Alaska State Legislature, informed the committee that HB 94 is a repeal of Alaska Statute 39.25.110(15) which states that agents of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) are granted limited peace officer powers and listed under the exempt service. In practice, agents of the ABC Board are in the classified service as normal civil servants. This statute is no longer applicable and should be repealed. Mr. Harman noted that Doug Griffin with the ABC Board was online in Anchorage and could answer questions regarding the agency. He indicated Marco Pignalberi, who had served as an agent when the agency employees were exempt, had been expected as well. CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG said that HB 94 is clearly a housekeeping matter and the committee packet contains the statute. REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI asked if subsection (15) was ever applicable. MR. HARMAN replied yes. He indicated a portion of the statute was probably applicable over 25 years ago which is as far back as there is corporate knowledge. Number 0246 DOUG GRIFFIN, Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Department of Revenue, testified via teleconference from Anchorage. Mr. Griffin had no position on HB 94, but concurred with Chairman Rokeberg's assessment of HB 94 as a housekeeping matter. Mr. Griffin confirmed to Chairman Rokeberg that he did not object to the passage of HB 94 by the committee and the legislature. CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG closed the public testimony, there being no further questions or testimony. Number 0305 REPRESENTATIVE HALCRO moved to report HB 94 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying zero fiscal note. There being no objection, it was so ordered.