SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 35(L&C) "An Act extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; extending the term of a temporary member of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; and providing for an effective date." This was the second hearing for this bill in the Senate Finance Committee. 2:40:52 PM Co-Chair Wilken moved to report the bill from Committee with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, SCS HB 35(L&C) was REPORTED from Committee with previous fiscal note #1 dated January 25, 2005 from the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. While there would be zero fiscal impact in FY 06, there would be fiscal note beginning in FY 07. [NOTE: This action was rescinded later in the hearing and a Finance Committee committee substitute was reported out. See Time Stamp 3:18:10 PM.] 2:41:11 PM SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 35(L&C) "An Act extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; extending the term of a temporary member of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; and providing for an effective date." This bill, which had been reported from Committee [See Time Stamp 2:40:07 PM], was again before the Committee. AT EASE 3:19:12 PM / 3:20:49 PM VIC KOHRING, the bill's sponsor, stated that this legislation would extend the Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors until June 2009. The Division of Legislative Audit recommended this four-year extension. Co-Chair Green informed the sponsor that the Committee, being unaware of a pending amendment, had reported out the bill. Co-Chair Wilken moved to RESCIND the action of reporting the bill from Committee. There being no objection, the action of REPORTING the bill from Committee was RESCINDED. Co-Chair Green stated that the Labor & Commerce Committee (L&C) version of the bill was again before the Committee for consideration. 3:22:00 PM SAM KITO, Chair, Legislative Liaison Committee for the Alaska Professional Design Council, informed the Committee that a forthcoming amendment would correct an inadvertent drafting omission in the L&C committee substitute. The proposed language would provide transition language pertaining to the temporary Landscape Architect Board Member position. Conceptual Amendment #1: This amendment inserts a new section into the bill as follows. Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: TRANSITION: TEMPORARY BOARD MEMBER. The term of office of a person holding a temporary position on the Board of Registration of Architects, Engineers, and Lang Surveyors before July 1, 2005, expires June 30, 2005. The person is eligible for reappointment under sec. 2 of this Act. The temporary member may remain in the position until the governor names a new appointee or reappoints the temporary member. Co-Chair Wilken moved to adopt Amendment #1. There being no objection, Amendment #1 was ADOPTED. Co-Chair Wilken moved to report the bill, as amended, from Committee with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal note. There being no objection, SCS HB 35(FIN) was REPORTED from Committee with previous fiscal note #1 dated January 25, 2005 from the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. While there would be zero fiscal impact in FY 06, there would be fiscal note beginning in FY 07. 3:24:18 PM