SB 148-BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION REQUIREMENT                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:40:19 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR REVAK  announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL  NO. 148                                                               
"An Act relating to mandatory  boating safety education; relating                                                               
to  operating  a  boat;  providing   for  an  effective  date  by                                                               
repealing the  effective dates of secs.  3, 5, 7, 9,  11, 14, 16,                                                               
18, 20, 23,  26, and 27, ch.  28, SLA 2000, sec. 3,  ch. 119, SLA                                                               
2003, sec. 2, ch.  31, SLA 2012, and secs. 5 and  8, ch. 111, SLA                                                               
2018; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
He  noted that  this  was  the second  hearing  and  there was  a                                                               
committee substitute (CS) for the members to consider.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:40:23 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KAWASAKI joined the meeting.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4:40:59 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR REVAK solicited a motion.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:41:03 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MICCICHE moved  to adopt  the committee  substitute (CS)                                                               
for SB 148, work order 32-LS1144\O, as the working document.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR REVAK objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4:41:30 PM                                                                                                                    
ED KING, Staff, Senator Roger  Holland, Alaska State Legislature,                                                               
Juneau, Alaska,  presented the summary  of changes in the  CS for                                                               
SB 148:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
             Summary of Changes from Version W to O                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Sec. 1         No Changes                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    Sec. 2         Removes    statutory   references    the                                                                     
                    National  Association  of State  Boating                                                                    
                    Law  Administrators,  leaving it  up  to                                                                    
                    the   department   to  establish   those                                                                    
                    minimum standards in regulation                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Sec. 3         Makes four changes:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                1. Deletes references to age in the bill                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                2. Corrects the Coast Guard terminology                                                                         
                    from "commercial  operator's license" to                                                                    
                    "merchant mariner credentials"                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                3. Eliminates paragraph (7) from version                                                                        
                    W,   as  the   intent  is   captured  in                                                                    
                    paragraph (1)                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MR. KING said that the  residency requirement in paragraph (7) of                                                               
the  bill  was  eliminated.  The  non-residency  language  became                                                               
unnecessary since paragraph (1)  captures the minimum requirement                                                               
for out-of-state programs to qualify.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                4. Clarifies that a boating insignia on a                                                                       
                     driver's license or state ID provides                                                                      
                     proof   of   course   completion,   not                                                                    
                     eligibility                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
      Sec. 4         Version O eliminates the fine for not                                                                      
                    taking the  course, leaving  the program                                                                    
                    as  a "soft"  requirement rather  than a                                                                    
                    strong mandatory one                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Sec. 5(now 4) Conforming changes                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Sec. 6(now 5) Conforming changes                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Sec. 7(now 6) No changes                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Sec. 8(now 7) No changes                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Sec. 9 (now 8) No changes                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:42:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  REVAK expressed  his appreciation  for the  changes to  SB                                                               
148. The bill  sponsor worked with the committee  on the changes.                                                               
SB 148 encourages  boater safety education and  courses. The bill                                                               
also takes  into consideration  the unique,  different challenges                                                               
in rural Alaska.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:43:38 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:43:45 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR REVAK reconvened the meeting and withdrew his objection.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:43:56 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  STEVENS asked  whether  SB  148 had  a  fiscal note  and                                                               
whether the bill would go to the Senate Finance Committee.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR REVAK answered  that SB 148 would go to  the Senate Finance                                                               
Committee. He  noted that the  committee previously  heard public                                                               
testimony.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:44:25 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  REVAK  found  no  further   questions  or  discussion  and                                                               
solicited the will of the committee.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4:44:35 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:45:13 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR REVAK reconvened the meeting.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:45:17 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MICCICHE moved to report  the CS for SB 148(RES), version                                                               
32-LS1144\O, from  committee with individual  recommendations and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR REVAK  found no objections  and CSSB 148(RES)  was reported                                                               
from the Senate Resources Standing Committee.