SENATE RULES COMMITTEE February 22, 2000 11:50 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Tim Kelly, Chair Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair Senator Mike Miller Senator Johnny Ellis MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Drue Pearce COMMITTEE CALENDAR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 15 Relating to Alcohol-Related Birth Defects Awareness Weeks. -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE SENATE BILL NO. 194 "An Act relating to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve." -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE SENATE BILL NO. 176 "An Act permitting a physical fitness facility or gymnasium to limit public accommodation to only males or only females." -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION SCR 15 - See HESS minutes dated 2/21/00. SB 194 - See Resources Committee dated 2/18/00. SB 176 - See Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 1/13/00 and 1/25/00 and Rules minutes dated 2/2/00 and 2/16/00. WITNESS REGISTER Senator Georgianna Lincoln Alaska State Capitol Juneau, AK 99801-1182 Mr. Dave Gray Aide to Senator Jerry Mackie Alaska State Capitol Juneau, AK 99801-1182 Mr. Kris Knauss Aide to Senator Drue Pearce Alaska State Capitol Juneau, AK 99801-1182 ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 00-03 , SIDE A CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 11:50 a.m. Present were Senators Kelly, Leman, Miller, and Ellis. The first order of business to come before the Rules Committee was SCR 15. SCR 15-ALCOHOL-RELATED BIRTH DEFECTS AWARENESS SENATOR ELLIS stated the sponsor had a proposed amendment to SCR 15 that was requested by the Advisory Board on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse. SENATOR LINCOLN stated that the word "treatment" needed to be inserted into the SCR. Senator Lincoln explained SCR 15 will promote preventive treatment. SENATOR ELLIS moved amendment #1. Without objection amendment #1 was adopted. SENATOR LEMAN moved all versions of SCR 15 with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes for calendaring at the Chairman's discretion. There being no objection, the motion carried. SB 194-CHILKAT BALD EAGLE PRESERVE SENATOR LEMAN moved all versions of SB 194 with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes for calendaring at the Chairman's discretion. MR. DAVE GRAY, Staff Aide to Senator Jerry Mackie, explained the provisions of SB 194. CHAIRMAN KELLY stated without objection the motion carried. SB 176-SEX DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CLUBS MR. KRIS KNAUSS, Staff Aide to Senator Drue Pearce, explained line 7 was deleted in the committee substitute. SENATOR LEMAN moved to adopt CSSB 176 (RLS)(1-LS0935\H) as the working draft of the committee. Without objection it was so ordered. SENATOR LEMAN objected and asked Mr. Knauss if there is a reason to include, after the word "females", "to protect the privacy interests of its users". He asks whether the owner of a facility has to demonstrate the reason for excluding certain sexes. MR. KNAUSS stated that SB 176 had been discussed with Legal Services and the language in SB 176 should not pose litigation problems. SENATOR LEMAN removed his objection. SENATOR ELLIS asked Senator Leman if the inclusion of the phrase "protect the privacy of interests of its users" creates a burden on the owner of the facility to prove that is why the facility is being limited to one sex. SENATOR LEMAN replied it creates a standard that must be met. SENATOR LEMAN moved all versions of SB 176 with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes for calendaring at the Chairman's discretion. There being no objection, the motion carried. There being no further business to come before the committee, CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 12:03 p.m.