CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 226(FIN) am(efd fld)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act  relating  to   the  compensation  of  certain                                                                    
     employees  of the  executive  branch, judicial  branch,                                                                    
     and University of Alaska;  relating to the compensation                                                                    
     of  certain employees  of the  legislative branch;  and                                                                    
     increasing  the  salaries   of  certain  attorneys  and                                                                    
     administrative law judges employed by the state."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
5:01:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ALISE  THORNBERG,  STAFF,   REPRESENTATIVE  ANDY  JOSEPHSON,                                                                    
introduced the legislation.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wilson  clarified that the  bill did not  pertain to                                                                    
state legislators.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop OPENED public testimony.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
5:03:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REBECCA WEIANT, SELF,  ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), spoke                                                                    
in support of the bill.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
5:05:35 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
5:05:43 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
5:05:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
BETSY BULL, SELF,  ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), testified                                                                    
in support of the legislation.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
5:07:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
WHITNEY BOSTIK, SELF,  ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), spoke                                                                    
in support of the bill.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Wielechowski MOVED  to  REPORT  HB 226(FIN)  am(efd                                                                    
fld) out  of committee  with individual  recommendations and                                                                    
attached fiscal notes.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 226(FIN) am(efd  fld) was REPORTED out  of committee with                                                                    
five  "do pass"  recommendations, two   no recommendations;                                                                     
and with  one new fiscal  impact note from the  Governor and                                                                    
all departments  and one  previously published  fiscal note:                                                                    
FN2 (GOV/Various).