HB 126-EXTEND BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
8:09:07 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SPOHNHOLZ  announced that  the  next order  of  business                                                              
would be  HOUSE BILL  NO. 126, "An  Act extending the  termination                                                              
date of  the Board  of Public  Accountancy; and  providing  for an                                                              
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
8:09:53 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ opened public testimony on HB 126.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
8:10:06 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CRISTA  BURSON, President  and CEO,  Alaska  Society of  Certified                                                              
Public Accountants,  stated that  the Alaska Society  of Certified                                                              
Public  Accountants (AKCPA)  supports HB  126, characterizing  the                                                              
Board of Public  Accountancy as serving the public's  interest and                                                              
providing  regular  oversight  of  accountants  in  Alaska.    She                                                              
expressed that the  board is inclusive of all  interested parties,                                                              
and that  the AKCPA and the  board have a positive,  collaborative                                                              
relationship.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
8:11:30 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SCHRAGE moved to  report HB  126 out of  committee                                                              
with  individual  recommendations   and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                              
notes.  There being  no objection, HB 126 was reported  out of the                                                              
House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
8:11:53 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 8:11 a.m. to 8:14 a.m.