SB 207-MEDICAL SUPPORT ORDERS FOR CHILDREN                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN COWDERY announced that the only order of business before                                                               
the committee is SENATE BILL NO. 207, "An Act relating to the                                                                   
establishment and enforcement of medical support orders for                                                                     
children; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER moved that the committee adopt HCS SB 207,                                                                
version GS2061\D, as the working document.  There being no                                                                      
objection, it was so ordered and version D was before the                                                                       
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE DYSON, Alaska State Legislature, commented that the                                                              
latest version of SB 207 has taken the modifications done in the                                                                
companion bill, HB 300, and included those in the Senate version.                                                               
Therefore, version D incorporates the modifications done to HB 300,                                                             
with which the Department of Revenue has no problem.  He noted that                                                             
the department, represented by Shirley Dean today, has indicated to                                                             
him that SB 207 has improved due to the work performed on the House                                                             
side.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN COWDERY noted that the departmental representative, Ms.                                                                
Dean, has indicated agreement that there is no problem with this.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE BERKOWITZ asked if SB 207 has been through House                                                                 
committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KOTT pointed out that HB 300, the companion to SB                                                                
207, was heard in the [House Health, Education and Social Services                                                              
Committee], the House Judiciary Committee and the House Finance                                                                 
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE DYSON commented, "In essence, we [the House Health,                                                              
Education and Social Services Committee] heard both."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE PORTER moved that the committee report HCS SB 207,                                                               
version GS2061\D, out of committee with individual recommendations                                                              
and accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BERKOWITZ pointed out that there is additional                                                                   
language in the title of version D.  [The title in version D                                                                    
includes the following language:  "amending Rule 90.3".  That                                                                   
language is not included in the title of SB 207.]  He asked if it                                                               
is a technical title change or would it require a concurrent                                                                    
resolution.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SHIRLEY DEAN, Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED), Department                                                             
of Revenue, remarked that she believes the title change is a                                                                    
technical change.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN COWDERY asked if there was objection to reporting version                                                              
D from committee.  There being no objection, HCS SB 207(RLS) was                                                                
reported from the House Rules Standing Committee.