SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                         
                    April 16, 1998                                             
                      3:30 p.m.                                                
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                       
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                
Senator Robin Taylor                                                           
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
Senator John Torgerson                                                         
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 349                                                            
"An Act exempting services of certain sports officials at amateur              
sporting events from coverage under the Alaska Employment Security             
Act; and providing for an effective date."                                     
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 310(RLS)                                                 
"An Act relating to the utilization of groundfish; and providing               
for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 321 am                                                          
"An Act relating to trusts, to the prudent investor rule, and to               
standards of care applicable to personal representatives,                      
conservators, and trustees; and providing for an effective date."              
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 467                                                             
"An Act relating to employees of the legislature who are employed              
under a personal services contract."                                           
                                                                               
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 52                                                  
Relating to opposition to the designation of any rivers in Alaska              
as American Heritage Rivers under the American Heritage Rivers                 
initiative.                                                                    
                                                                               
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                               
                                                                               
SB 349 - See Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 4/7/98.                
         Finance referral waived 4/15/98.                                      
                                                                               
HB 310 - See Resource Committee minutes dated 3/25/98 and Judiciary            
        dated 4/3/98.                                                          
                                                                               
HB 321 - See Judiciary minutes dated 3/30/98.                                  
         Finance referral waived 4/6/98.                                       
                                                                               
HB 467 - Finance report 4/15/98.                                               
                                                                               
HJR 52 - See Resource Committee minutes dated 4/6/98.                          
                                                                               
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                               
                                                                               
TAPE 98-5, SIDE A                                                              
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 3:30 p.m.  After reviewing the committee calendar, he requested             
calendaring motions on the legislation.                                        
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 349 - UNEMPLOY              
EXEMPT AMATEUR SPORTS OFFICIAL be approved for calendaring at the              
discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 310(RLS) -                
UTILIZATION OF GROUNDFISH be approved for calendaring at the                   
discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent HB 321 am - UNIFORM            
PRUDENT INVESTOR ACT be approved for calendaring at the discretion             
of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                        
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent HB 467 -                       
CONTRACTUAL LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES be approved for calendaring at               
the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so                  
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent HJR 52 - OPPOSE                
AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVERS be approved for calendaring at the                    
discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
There being no further business to come before the committee, the              
meeting adjourned at 3:32 p.m.