SENATOR TAYLOR introduced CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 410(STA) and                  
 explained it was an Act relating to real estate appraisers.  Since            
 there was no sponsor present, SENATOR TAYLOR directed his committee           
 aide, KEVIN SULLIVAN, to review the bill.                                     
                                                                               
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 MR. SULLIVAN explained the bill had been brought to committee                 
 advocated by the Department of Commerce, and he further explained             
 the House version basically certifies the appraisers in the State             
 of Alaska to conform to federal requirements.                                 
                                                                               
 MR. SULLIVAN quoted FRED FERRARA from the Appraisers Association in           
 Anchorage as being opposed to the legislation and would prefer to             
 keep the two year of practical experience.  The federal requirement           
 as embodied in HB 410 does not require two years of training                  
 experience.                                                                   
                                                                               
 SENATOR LITTLE clarified the license would only require 120 hours             
 of educational experience.  She questioned whether the appraisers             
 who do not meet the 120 hours of training would not be recognized             
 as certified appraisers.  She wanted to know if the state was                 
 increasing or decreasing the requirements.                                    
                                                                               
 MR. SULLIVAN explained in the aggregate the state is actually                 
 decreasing because, as this measure is before us, we are no longer            
 abiding by the current law ....                                               
                                                                               
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 ...... referring to the classroom hours.  He said if the bill was             
 adopted as is, it would just be the classroom hours.  SENATOR                 
 TAYLOR said the Board could modify or change that by regulation.              
                                                                               
 MR. SULLIVAN said the 120 hours being required is greater than is             
 presently in state law.  He reviewed the changes again in current             
 law and in the new legislation, and said the two year provision               
 would be deleted.                                                             
                                                                               
 SENATOR TAYLOR said it was also a sunset bill moving them from 1994           
 to 1998.  SENATOR HALFORD said it gave the regulatory board control           
 what was formerly in statute, and he explained how the provisions             
 could be changed by the board.                                                
                                                                               
 SENATOR LITTLE asked if the board was under the Department of                 
 Labor, but she was told it is under the Department of Commerce.               
                                                                               
 SENATOR TAYLOR asked for committee opinion on MR. FERRARA'S concern           
 about returning the two year experience back into the legislation.            
 SENATOR HALFORD asked about an audit, but MR. SULLIVAN did not have           
 any such information in the bill packet.                                      
                                                                               
 SENATOR LITTLE said she supported retaining the two year internship           
 requirement, and she explained the importance of an accurate                  
 appraisal of property.  She thought the legislation might require             
 more stringent rules from the board, but SENATOR TAYLOR quoted                
 House language that said just the opposite.                                   
                                                                               
 MR. SULLIVAN explained the Senate version had retained the two year           
 internship requirements, but the Department of Commerce has asked             
 for the House version be moved for obvious reasons.                           
                                                                               
 In answer to a question by SENATOR HALFORD, SENATOR TAYLOR reported           
 the bill had been introduced on the House side by the Labor and               
 Commerce Committee by request.  The Senate version is SB 361.                 
                                                                               
 SENATOR LITTLE moved a conceptual amendment to make it comparable             
 to the Senate Labor & Commerce version, which would add in the two            
 year internship requirement.                                                  
                                                                               
 SENATOR HALFORD asked to defer action on the bill until the                   
 advocate for the bill was determined.  SENATOR TAYLOR also noted              
 other inconsistencies in the two bills.                                       
                                                                               
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 SENATOR LITTLE withdrew her motion, and the bill was held for                 
 further changes.