SB 114-EXT BD OF ARCHITECTS, ENGRS, & SURVEYORS  1:48:18 PM CHAIR PASKVAN announced SB 114 to be up for consideration. He said it was introduced by the Labor and Commerce Committee. JEFF STEPP, staff to Senator Paskvan, introduced SB 114 for the chairman. He said the measure seeks to extend the Board's sunset date from June 30, 2009 to June 30, 2017. The audit appears to be solid, and has several recommendations that are being satisfactorily addressed by the Board. 1:49:49 PM He noted that page 17, the audit lists the number of people who are licensed under this legislation - 539 architects, 478 land surveyors, and nearly 3,000 civil engineers. Obviously they want to keep these professionals registered and certified to keep Alaskans safe in their work. 1:50:23 PM RICHARD HEIEREN, member, Alaska Board of Registered Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors, said he supported SB 114. The audit was very thorough, he stated, and he is proud to be on the Board. 1:51:45 PM MR. STEPP noted a proposed amendment, the result of an oversight. Several years ago a temporary non-voting member was added to the board, and that needs to be included in the statute otherwise it will expire. SENATOR BUNDE asked Mr. Heieren if he supported the amendment. MR. HEIEREN answered yes. SENATOR BUNDE said the Professional Design Council indicated they wanted to make the Board permanent and asked why they didn't want to "open that can of worms" at this time. MR. STEPP replied that as a practical matter, they wanted to keep the bill clean and just extend the sunset understanding that that issue has been a can of worms in previous legislatures. 1:54:23 PM SENATOR MEYER moved to adopt Amendment 1. 26-LS0498\R.1 Bullard AMENDMENT 1 OFFERED IN THE SENATE BY SENATOR PASKVAN Page 1, line 2, following "Surveyors;" Insert "extending the term of a temporary member  of the State Board of Registration for Architects,  Engineers, and Land Surveyors;" Page 1, line 7: Delete all material and insert:  "* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 31, ch. 47, SLA 1998, as amended by sec. 2, ch. 46, SLA 2001, and sec. 2, ch. 38, SLA 2005, is amended to read: Sec. 31. TEMPORARY BOARD MEMBER. After considering recommendations made by the Alaska chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the governor shall appoint a landscape architect to the Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors. The person appointed under this section (1) must have been a resident in the state for three consecutive years immediately preceding appointment; (2) serves in an advisory, nonvoting capacity on the board; (3) is entitled to receive state money for per diem or travel expenses for work as a board member; (4) serves a term that expires June 30, 2017 [2009]; and (5) must be registered as a landscape architect under AS 08.48.  * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: TRANSITION: TEMPORARY BOARD MEMBER. The term of office of a person holding a temporary position on the Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors before July 1, 2009, expires June 30, 2009. Unless the temporary member has served all of two successive terms as described under AS 08.48.021(c), the temporary member is eligible for reappointment under sec. 2 of this Act to a term beginning July 1, 2009, so long as the temporary member continues to meet the qualifications set out in sec. 2 of this Act. The temporary member may remain in the position until the governor names a new appointee or reappoints the temporary member.  * Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2009.  * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." There were no objections and it was so ordered. 1:55:09 PM TERRY SCHOENTHAL, Alaska Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects, supported SB 114. He explained that the amendment maintains the status quo that has existed for 10 years. He said they are looking into making the position a full voting member, but that would be better introduced as a stand-alone bill. Without the amendment representation on the Board goes away on June 30. Their concern is that the Board is responsible for reviewing and licensing applicants from landscape architects in the state and without a representative on the Board, they have no way of actually participating in that. 1:57:00 PM SENATOR BUNDE moved to report CSSB 114 (L&C) from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There were no objections and it was so ordered.