SENATE RULES COMMITTEE April 26, 1996 10:53 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Mike Miller, Chair Senator Drue Pearce, Vice Chair Senator Bert Sharp MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Jim Duncan Senator Judy Salo COMMITTEE CALENDAR SENATE BILL NO. 270 "An Act relating to juveniles; relating to the jurisdiction of juvenile courts; relating to the release of juveniles; and relating to records concerning juveniles." SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing the rights of victims of crimes. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 31 Suspending Uniform Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e) of the Alaska State Legislature concerning House Bill No. 269, relating to credits against certain state taxes. CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 269(FIN) "An Act relating to credits against certain taxes for contributions to certain public educational radio and television networks and stations and to endowments for public educational radio and television networks and stations, increasing the amounts that may be claimed as credits against certain state taxes, and precluding claims of the contributions as both credits and deductions against the taxes; amending the manner of computing refunds to local governments of the fisheries business tax and the fishery resource landing tax; establishing credits against the fishery resource landing tax; and terminating the public educational radio and television credits authorized by this Act at the end of five years; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 447(RES) "An Act relating to traditional means of access for traditional outdoor uses and to the classification and the sale, lease, or other disposal of state land, water, or land and water." -- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT - James Martin Johnson -- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT - Douglas L. Blankenship PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION SB 270 - See Judiciary minutes dated 2/26/96, 3/11/96, and 3/20/96. Finance report 4/25/96. SCR 31 - No previous action to record. SJR 5 - Judiciary referral waived 4/24/96. HB 269 - No previous action to record. HB 447 - See Resources minutes dated 4/12/96, 4/15/96, 4/17/96. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 96-7, SIDE A CHAIRMAN MILLER called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 10:53 a.m. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 270 (JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent SB 270 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SSSJR 5 (CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS CONSTIT AMDMT) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent SSSJR 5 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SCR 31 (SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 269) before the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent SCR 31 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 269(FIN) (TAX CREDIT: GIFTS TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 269(FIN) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought CSHB 447(RES) (PROTECT ACCESS FOR TRADIT'NL OUTDOOR USES) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 447(RES) be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. The final item on the committee agenda was approval of two professional services contracts. SENATOR PEARCE moved the professional services contract between the Senate Rules Committee and James Martin Johnson, in the amount of $25,000, be approved. Hearing no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR SHARP moved the professional services contract between the Senate Rule Committee and Douglas L. Blankenship, in the amount of $25,000, be approved. Hearing no objection, the motion carried. There being no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 10:56 a.m.