SENATE BILL NO. 25                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of                                                                     
     Dental Examiners; and providing for an effective                                                                           
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
10:08:16 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DAVID WILSON, SPONSOR, introduced the bill.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
10:10:24 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
KRIS  CURTIS,   LEGISLATIVE  AUDITOR,  ALASKA   DIVISION  OF                                                                    
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT, explained the audit.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
10:12:27 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
DAVID  NEILSON, MEMBER,  ALASKA  BOARD  OF DENTAL  EXAMINERS                                                                    
(via teleconference), spoke in support of the bill.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
10:14:23 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
DAVE  LOGAN,  EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR,  ALASKA  DENTAL  SOCIETY,                                                                    
testified in support of the bill.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair von Imhof OPENED and CLOSED public testimony.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
10:15:36 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SARA CHAMBERS, DIRECTOR,  DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS, BUSINESS                                                                    
AND   PROFESSIONAL   LICENSING,  DEPARTMENT   OF   COMMERCE,                                                                    
COMMUNITY  AND ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT,  explained the  fiscal                                                                    
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair von  Imhof requested  information about  the budget                                                                    
swings each year from a surplus to a deficit.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Ms.  Chambers replied  that every  board was  on a  biennial                                                                    
license cycle, so  the bulk of revenue was  from renewals of                                                                    
existing licenses.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Shower  wondered why  the state  would cover  any of                                                                    
the travel within the fiscal note.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Ms.  Chambers replied  that they  were self-funded,  but ran                                                                    
through the state accounting system.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche queried  the source of the  funding for the                                                                    
1156.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Ms.  Chambers replied  that  the  expenditures and  revenues                                                                    
were  all tied  into  professional licensing,  and were  all                                                                    
supported by receipts.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  von Imhof  announced that  amendments were  due by                                                                    
5pm on Monday, March 4.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB  25  was   HEARD  and  HELD  in   committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair von Imhof discussed the  schedule for the following                                                                    
week.