SB 132-EMPLOYMENT TAX FOR EDUCATION FACILITIES                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:38:33 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR   TOBIN   reconvened   the  meeting   and   announced   the                                                               
consideration of SENATE  BILL NO. 132 "An Act  imposing an annual                                                               
educational facilities  maintenance and  construction tax  on net                                                               
earnings  from   self-employment  and  wages;  relating   to  the                                                               
administration  and  enforcement  of the  educational  facilities                                                               
maintenance and construction tax;  and providing for an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
She asked  Mr. Grussendorf to  refresh the committee's  recall of                                                               
SB 132.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:38:48 PM                                                                                                                    
CODY  GRUSSENDORF,  Staff,  Senator Click  Bishop,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, summarized that  SB 132 would levy a                                                               
$30 head  tax on working  individuals for the purpose  of raising                                                               
money to  address the significant  backlog in  school maintenance                                                               
and construction.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:39:19 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KIEHL  commented that his  confusion during  the previous                                                               
hearing about  whether wage earners  and the  self-employed would                                                               
be treated  differently was cleared  up when he learned  that the                                                               
bill treats them equally.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:39:41 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN found no further  comments or questions and solicited                                                               
a motion.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:39:43 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GRAY-JACKSON moved  to  report SB  132,  work order  33-                                                               
LS0764\B,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:39:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN found  no objection and SB 132 was  reported from the                                                               
Senate Education Standing Committee.