HOUSE BILL NO. 304                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the membership of the Alaska Fire                                                                      
     Standards Council."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
ERIN SHINE,  STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE CRAIG  JOHNSON, explained                                                                    
that   the  legislation   made  three   simple  changes   to                                                                    
membership  of  the  Alaska   Fire  Standards  Council.  She                                                                    
explained that the first change  designated an existing seat                                                                    
to  a   member  of  the  Alaska   Professional  Firefighters                                                                    
Association, the second change added  a seat for a member of                                                                    
the  Alaska Fire  Chiefs Association,  and the  third change                                                                    
reclassified the  existing seat for  a member of  the Alaska                                                                    
State   Firefighters  Association.   She  stated   that  the                                                                    
governor  would   appoint  one  member  from   each  of  the                                                                    
associations  to the  Alaska Fire  Standards Council  from a                                                                    
list  of   at  least   three  nominees  submitted   by  each                                                                    
association. She  related that the  intent of HB 304  was to                                                                    
insure  that the  three  mentioned  associations would  have                                                                    
representation on the Alaska Fire Standards Council.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman discussed  a fiscal  impact note  from the                                                                    
Department  of Public  Safety in  the amount  of $2,200  for                                                                    
increased travel costs.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
10:12:53 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB  304  was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.