HB 75-EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:37:45 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS announced that the  final order of business would                                                               
be HOUSE BILL NO. 75,  "An Act relating to employer contributions                                                               
to  the  Public  Employees'  Retirement  System  of  Alaska;  and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:38:23 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
NILS  ANDREASSEN, Executive  Director,  Alaska Municipal  League,                                                               
testified in support of HB 75.   He noted possible concerns about                                                               
the  proposed  legislation's potential  impact  on  the 64  local                                                               
governments but  shared his understanding that  local governments                                                               
would not be  negatively impacted.  He said  the provisions under                                                               
HB 75  wouldn't apply at  the local  level because the  amount of                                                               
funding wouldn't be on  the same scale.  He said  that as long as                                                               
local  governments  are protected  from  the  rate change  of  22                                                               
percent, HB 75 would be a positive change for the state.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:40:08 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS noted that he,  along with o-Chair Spohnholz, and                                                               
the  administration,  had  contacted public  employee  unions  to                                                               
ensure  that  the union  members  were  aware that  the  proposed                                                               
change would not increase employee contributions.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:40:41 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS announced that HB 75 was held over.