CHAIRMAN HALFORD brought  CSSSHB 249(STA) am  (ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL     L    
 TRADESPERSONS) back  before the committee as the next order of                
 business.  The legislation had its first hearing before the                   
 committee on April 30.  He directed attention a proposed Rules SCS            
 which takes out the administrative fine of $5,000 and leaves in the           
 court fine increase from $300 to $5,000.                                      
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN HALFORD noted there was a proposed amendment based on the            
 concerns expressed by the Sisters of Providence in Anchorage.  He             
 questioned if language in the amendment relating to a building                
 permit is establishing a licensing requirement that rides on a                
 municipalities determination as to whether they want to require a             
 permit or not requirement a permit.                                           
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE GARY DAVIS, prime sponsor of SB 249, recommended               
 that the amendment not be adopted because he thinks it is already             
 in statute.  He said the drafting of the amendment was requested              
 prior to talking to the Sisters of Providence, and, since then,               
 they have talked to them and found their concern goes further than            
 repair and maintenance.  He added that the intent in including the            
 new language was to have some standard to gauge where the barrier             
 is between repair and construction.                                           
                                                                               
 After brief discussion on the amendment, it was agreed to delete              
 the language "and is not performed as part of a project that                  
 requires a building permit" at the end of the new paragraphs in the           
 amendment.  CHAIRMAN HALFORD then asked for a motion on the Rules             
 SCS.                                                                          
                                                                               
 SENATOR RIEGER moved that SCS CSSSHB 249(RLS) (version Y) be                  
 adopted.  Hearing no objection, the motion carried.                           
                                                                               
 SENATOR RIEGER moved that the following amendment be adopted:                 
                                                                               
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   (11)  electrical maintenance or repair work if the work                    
 is performed by the person as an employee of an owner or tenant of            
 commercial property as part of the employee's work duties with                
 respect to the property but is not offered or performed as a                  
 service to the public"                                                       
                                                                               
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   (5)  mechanical maintenance or repair work if the work is                  
 performed by the person as an employee of an owner or tenant of               
 commercial property as part of the employee's work duties with                
 respect to the property but is not offered or performed as a                  
 service to the public"                                                       
                                                                               
 Hearing no objection, CHAIRMAN HALFORD stated the amendment was               
 adopted and would be incorporated into the Rules SCS.                         
                                                                               
 SENATOR RIEGER moved that SCS CSSSHB 249(RLS) be passed out of                
 committee with individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection,             
 it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SCS CSSSHB              
 249(RLS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion.               
 Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.