ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE  March 5, 2007 3:08 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Kurt Olson, Chair Representative Carl Gatto Representative Robert L. "Bob" Buch Representative Berta Gardner MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Mark Neuman, Vice Chair Representative Gabrielle LeDoux Representative Jay Ramras COMMITTEE CALENDAR  CONFIRMATION HEARING(S) Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy Bruce J. Gabrys - Eagle River Rebecca A. Jensen - Pedro Bay Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Shirley A. Gifford - Soldotna Board of Dental Examiners Dr. David L. Eichler - Fairbanks Dr. Anne R. Pihl - Ketchikan Dr. Newell A. Walther - Wasilla Cheryl Fellenberg - Wasilla Alaska Labor Relations Agency Ken Peltier - Palmer Board of Marine Pilots Joseph W. Miller - Fairbanks Captain Michael O'Hara - Anchorage Board of Marital and Family Therapy Dr. Larry J. Severson - Anchorage Board of Nursing Beth Gartner Farnstrom - Anchorage Joanne Smith - Wasilla, Alaska Board of Examiners in Optometry Dr. Jeffery A. Gonnason - Anchorage Board of Pharmacy Dirk Thomas White - Sitka Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers L. April Moore - Trapper Creek Real Estate Commission Brad Cole - Girdwood Floyd L. Sherman - Wasilla David B. Somers - Fairbanks Board of Social Work Examiners Paulette Schuerch - Anchorage Board of Veterinary Examiners Martin Buser - Big Lake David J. Hunt - Sitka Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission Stephen T. Hagedorn - Anchorage Alaska Workers' Compensation Board Mark A. Crutchfield - Anchorage Gloria O'Neill - Anchorage Janet L. Waldron - Chugiak William K. Williams - Ketchikan PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  No previous action to record WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record ACTION NARRATIVE CHAIR KURT OLSON called the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:08:05 PM. Representatives Buch, Gatto, Gardner, and Olson were present at the call to order. ^CONFIRMATION HEARING(S) ^Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy ^Alcoholic Beverage Control Board ^Board of Dental Examiners ^Alaska Labor Relations Agency ^Board of Marine Pilots ^Board of Marital and Family Therapy ^Board of Nursing ^Board of Examiners in Optometry ^Board of Pharmacy ^Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers ^Real Estate Commission ^Board of Social Work Examiners ^Board of Veterinary Examiners ^Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission ^Alaska Workers' Compensation Board 3:08:23 PM CHAIR OLSON announced that the only order of business would be the confirmation hearing of the various boards and commissions. 3:09:18 PM CHAIR OLSON made a motion to advance the confirmations, as listed in the committee calendar, to the joint session for consideration. He noted that each member's signature on the committee report does not reflect the member's vote during the joint floor session. There being no objection, the confirmations were advanced. ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 3:10 PM.