ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
                      SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                  
                         February 16, 2001                                                                                      
                            10:50 a.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              
Senator Drue Pearce, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator Randy Phillips                                                                                                          
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair (Excused)                                                                                      
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10                                                                                                  
Urging the United States Congress to fully fund the operational                                                                 
readiness and recapitalization requirements of the United States                                                                
Coast Guard.                                                                                                                    
     - MOVED FORWARD FOR CALENDARING                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 21                                                                                                              
"An Act increasing the maximum civil fine that may be imposed by                                                                
the State Medical Board as a disciplinary sanction."                                                                            
     - MOVED FORWARD FOR CALENDARING                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 80(FIN)                                                                                                  
"An Act making a special appropriation to the Department of                                                                     
Military and Veterans' Affairs for a grant to 2001 Special Olympics                                                             
World Winter Games; and providing for an effective date."                                                                       
     - MOVED FORWARD FOR CALENDARING                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 21 - See Judiciary minutes dated 1/22/01.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SB 80 - See Finance Report dated 2/15/01.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SJR 10 - See State Affairs minutes dated 2/13/01.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN DRUE  PEARCE called the Senate  Rules Committee  meeting to                                                          
order at 10:50  a.m. Present were Senators Phillips,  Therriault and                                                            
Pearce.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR PEARCE noted that  Senator Austerman, prime sponsor of SJR 10,                                                            
was available to answer questions.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There being  no questions,  SENATOR PHILLIPS  moved SJR 10-US  COAST                                                        
GUARD  FUNDING for  calendaring.   There being  no objection,  CHAIR                                                        
PEARCE announced that SJR 10 will be calendared.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PHILLIPS moved  to calendar SB 21-FINES BY THE STATE MEDICAL                                                        
BOARD.  There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  PEARCE announced  that SB   80-APPROP:  SPECIAL OLYMPICS  was                                                        
before the committee for calendaring.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THERRIAULT asked about the changes made in CSSB 80(FIN).                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  PEARCE explained  that  the Senate  Finance  Committee  added                                                            
language  saying the unexpended  portion of  the appropriation  will                                                            
lapse.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THERRIAULT  moved to approve  SB 80 for calendaring.   There                                                            
being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIR PEARCE adjourned the meeting at 10:52 a.m.