HB  48-ARCHITECTS,ENGINEERS,SURVEYORS: EXTEND BD                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:06:24 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO  announced the consideration  of HB 48.  She noted                                                               
that this is the second hearing and public testimony is closed.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SAM KITO, Alaska  State Legislature, sponsor of HB                                                               
48 summarized the bill extends  the termination date of the State                                                               
Board  of  Registration  for   Architects,  Engineers,  and  Land                                                               
Surveyors the  full eight  years to 2025.  The bill  also changes                                                               
the status of  the current landscape architect  board member from                                                               
nonvoting  to  voting. There  is  no  cost associated  with  this                                                               
change because the board is  self-sustaining with all costs borne                                                               
by  the  licensees.  There  are   currently  about  50  landscape                                                               
architects  who  are  licensed  and the  same  number  of  mining                                                               
engineers. He  noted that the  size of  the board will  change in                                                               
statute from 10 to 11 in recognition of the new voting member.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COSTELLO found no questions and solicited a motion.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:08:21 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  HUGHES  moved  to  report  HB  48  from  committee  with                                                               
individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COSTELLO  announced  that  without  objection,  HB  48  is                                                               
reported from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.