SENATE RULES COMMITTEE June 4, 1996 7:02 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Mike Miller, Chair Senator Drue Pearce, Vice Chair Senator Bert Sharp Senator Jim Duncan Senator Judy Salo MEMBERS ABSENT All members present COMMITTEE CALENDAR SENATE BILL NO. 1003 "An Act relating to public employees." SENATE BILL NO. 1005 "An Act making, amending, and repealing appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 1009 "An Act relating to the definition of program receipts; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 1010 "An Act relating to motor vehicle records and hearings of the Department of Public Safety; increasing the period under which a person may drive a motor vehicle under a temporary permit; relating to ownership of certain abandoned motor vehicles; relating to suspension or revocation of a motor vehicle registration or special permit; relating to renewal of a driver's license by mail; relating to procedures applicable to administrative revocation of a driver's license; relating to commercial driver training schools; increasing the property damage amounts for proof of financial responsibility and proof of motor vehicle eligibility in order to lawfully operate a motor vehicle in the state; amending the definition of `commercial motor vehicle'; relating to prohibited operation of a commercial motor vehicle and to disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle; relating to certain notifications in accidents involving property damage; relating to motor vehicle registration procedures; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 1011 "An Act relating to transportation of public school students; relating to school construction grants; relating to state foundation aid and supplementary state aid for education; and providing for an effective date." PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION SB 1003 - Finance report 6/4/96. SB 1005 - Labor & Commerce, State Affairs & Judiciary referrals waived 5/9/96. Finance report 6/4/96. SB 1009 - See State Affairs minutes dated 6/4/96. SB 1010 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 6/4/96. SB 1011 - See Judiciary minutes dated 6/4/96. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 96-12, SIDE A CHAIRMAN MILLER called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 1003 (PUB.EMPLOYEES PAY/BENEFITS/CONTRACTS) before the committee as the first order of business. SENATOR DUNCAN inquired if the legislation incorporates all the provisions that were in CSSB 152(FIN) am (PUB. EMPLOYEE PAY/BENEFITS/CONTRACTS/RIP), which passed during the regular session. CHAIRMAN MILLER acknowledged that it does with the exception of taking out the one health benefit requiring the retiree to pay one-half of the dependent coverage for their spouse and replaces it with a 10-year vesting provision. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent CSSB 1003(FIN) be approved for calendaring. SENATOR SALO objected. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Pearce, Sharp and Miller voted "Yea" and Senators Duncan and Salo voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the calendaring motion passed. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 1005 (APPROP: MISCELLANEOUS) before the committee. SENATOR DUNCAN moved that a Rules CS be adopted deleting all references to the language "contingent upon Section 6 of this Act" as well as deleting Section 6. CHAIRMAN MILLER objected. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Salo and Duncan voted "Yea" and Senators Pearce, Sharp and Miller voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the motion failed. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent SB 1005 be approved for calendaring. SENATOR DUNCAN objected. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Sharp, Pearce and Miller voted "Yea" and Senators Salo and Duncan voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the calendaring motion carried. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 1009 (PROGRAM RECEIPTS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent SB 1009 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 1010 (MISC. MOTOR VEHICLE AMENDMENTS) before the committee. Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent SB 1010 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN MILLER brought SB 1011 (PUB SCHOOL TRANS/CONSTRUCTION/STATE AID) before the committee. SENATOR DUNCAN noted the Senate concurred in the House amendments to CSSB 244(FIN) am (STATE AID TO EDUCATION) on 6/3/96, and he asked if SB 1011 was exactly like that bill. CHAIRMAN MILLER responded that he thought it was, and SB 1011 was introduced just as a backup measure. SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent SB 1011 be approved for calendaring. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. There being no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m.