ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  JOINT MEETING  HOUSE RULES STANDING COMMITTEE  SENATE RULES STANDING COMMITTEE  May 8, 2005 5:18 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT  HOUSE RULES Representative Norman Rokeberg, Chair Representative John Coghill, Vice Chair Representative John Harris Representative Vic Kohring Representative Lesil McGuire Representative Beth Kerttula SENATE RULES Senator John Cowdery, Chair Senator Ben Stevens Senator Gary Stevens Senator Johnny Ellis Senator Albert Kookesh MEMBERS ABSENT  HOUSE RULES Representative Ethan Berkowitz SENATE RULES All members present COMMITTEE CALENDAR  ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION No previous action to record WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record ACTION NARRATIVE CHAIR NORMAN ROKEBERG called the joint meeting of the House and Senate Rules Standing Committees to order at 5:18:03 PM. Representatives Rokeberg, Coghill, Harris, Kohring, McGuire, and Kerttula and Senators Cowdery, Ben Stevens, Gary Stevens, Ellis, and Kookesh were present at the call to order. ^ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY CHAIR COWDERY announced that the only order of business would be the consideration of the employment policy of Senate and House legislative employees. 5:18:51 PM CHAIR ROKEBERG moved that the House and Senate Rules Standing Committees adopt the Employment Policy dated July 1, 2005, which amends the previously adopted policy [of July 1, 1988]. There being no objection, it was so ordered. [The Employment Policy dated July 1, 2005, is spread in the May 10, 2005, House-Senate Joint Supplement No. 08 of the Journal.] ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the House Rules Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 5:19:14 PM.