HB 458 - STATE EMPLOYEE PROBATIONARY PERIOD                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIR COGHILL announced  that the next order of  business would be                                                              
HOUSE BILL NO. 458,  "An Act relating to periods  of probation for                                                              
state employees; and providing for an effective date."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MELANIE LESH,  Staff to Representative  Bill Hudson,  Alaska State                                                              
Legislature,  referred   to  a  letter  from  the   Department  of                                                              
Administration.   She said  that she  thought the letter  answered                                                              
questions  Representative  James   had  at  the  last  hearing  on                                                              
HB 458.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE   JAMES  agreed   that  her   questions  had   been                                                              
answered.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE FATE  moved to report HB 458 out  of committee with                                                              
individual  recommendations  and  the accompanying  fiscal  notes.                                                              
There being  no objection,  HB 458 was  reported out of  the House                                                              
State Affairs Standing Committee.