SB 15-OPEN MEETINGS ACT; PENALTY                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:01:30 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  REINBOLD   reconvened  the   meeting  and   announced  the                                                               
consideration  of SENATE  BILL NO.  15, "An  Act relating  to the                                                               
Open  Meetings   Act;  and  establishing  a   civil  penalty  for                                                               
violations  of  the  open  meeting  requirements  by  members  of                                                               
governmental bodies."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
[CSSB 15(CRA) was before the committee.]                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:01:43 PM                                                                                                                    
MELODIE  WILTERDINK, Staff,  Senator Mia  Costello, Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, said the committee  substitute (CS)                                                               
SB  15(CRA) would  impose a  civil penalty  of $1,000  on elected                                                               
officials who violate the Open Meetings Act.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
[SB 15 was held in committee.]