HOUSE BILL NO. 16                                                                                                             
"An  Act relating  to  training  regarding disabilities  for                                                                    
police  officers,   probation  officers,   parole  officers,                                                                    
correctional officers,  and village public  safety officers;                                                                    
relating  to guidelines  for  drivers  when encountering  or                                                                    
being  stopped  by a  peace  officer;  relating to  driver's                                                                    
license   examinations;   and   relating  to   a   voluntary                                                                    
disability designation on a state  identification card and a                                                                    
driver's license."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
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Vice-Chair   Bishop  MOVED   to  ADOPT   proposed  committee                                                                    
substitute  for  HB  16,  Work  Draft  30-LS0194\J  (Martin,                                                                    
4/6/17).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon OBJECTED for the purpose of discussion.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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JULI  LUCKY, STAFF,  SENATOR ANNA  MACKINNON, discussed  the                                                                    
document "Explanation of Changes" (copy on file):                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Page 3,  lines 8-9:  "as a  naturopath under  AS 08.45"                                                                    
     was added. This conforms  AS 18.65.310 (m), relating to                                                                    
     identification cards  to a change made  in Senate State                                                                    
     Affairs to AS 28.15.111 (d), relating to driver's                                                                          
     licenses.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE STEVE THOMPSON, SPONSOR,  had no objection to                                                                    
the change in the CS.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon  WITHDREW her  OBJECTION. There  being NO                                                                    
further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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Senator  Olson asked  whether the  sponsor was  in favor  of                                                                    
having a naturopath sign off  on issues related to traumatic                                                                    
brain injuries.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson replied in the affirmative.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson  asked why it  had not been considered  in the                                                                    
original bill version.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson  responded that he had  been unaware                                                                    
of  the naturopath  issue  at  the time  the  bull had  been                                                                    
originally drafted. He related  that the designation did not                                                                    
offer any  privilege; the driver's  test still needed  to be                                                                    
passed, in  addition to other requirements,  the designation                                                                    
would simply provide awareness.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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Vice-Chair  Bishop  noted that  the  fiscal  notes had  been                                                                    
discussed in the previous bill hearing.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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Vice-Chair  Bishop  MOVED to  report  SCSHB  16(FIN) out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying  fiscal notes.   There  being NO  OBJECTION, it                                                                    
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SCSHB  16(FIN) was  REPORTED  out of  committee  with a  "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendation  and  with three  zero  fiscal  notes:                                                                    
FN1(ADM), FN3(DPS), and FN4(COR).                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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