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Today
47:19House Education Committee
HB 164 – EARLY ED PROGRAMS; READING; VIRTUAL ED Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
1:05:08House Finance: Education & Early Development Subcommittee
Presentation: Libraries, Archives, and Museums Budget- Specific Overview by Patience Frederiksen, Division Director — Continued from 01/26/22 — Presentation: Alaska State Council on the Arts Budget-Specific Overview by Andrea Noble, Executive Director
1:12:31House Finance: University Of Alaska Subcommittee
Overview: University of Alaska
1:21:50Senate Finance Committee
Department of Revenue – Savings Accounts/Budget Reserves/Investment Funds Pam Leary, State Investment Officer Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
11:32Senate Floor Session
HB 44 – PRACTICE OF ACCOUNTING; LICENSURE
47:27House Finance: Natural Resources Subcommittee
Presentation: Division of Oil and Gas by Haley Paine, Deputy Director and Theresa Cross, Administration Service Director
1:19:36House Finance: Law Subcommittee
Overview: Department of Law Budget Overview by Amber LeBlanc, Administrative Service Director; John Skidmore, Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division; Cory Mills, Deputy Attorney General, Civil Division
Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
–MEETING CANCELED– HB 55 – PEACE OFFICER/FIREFIGHTER RETIRE BENEFITS — Invited & Public Testimony — Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
1:22:59House Judiciary Committee
— Please Note Time Change — Presentation: Report on Alaska Court System Operations by Nancy Meade, General Counsel, Alaska Court System Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled HB 246 – ACCESS TO MARIJUANA CONVICTION RECORDS HB 51 – AGGRAVATING FACTORS AT SENTENCING
1:27:10Senate Judiciary Committee
SJR 19 – CONST. AM: APPROP LIMIT SB 129 – ELECTION PAMPHLET INFORMATION RE: JUDGES — Invited & Public Testimony — HB 3 – DEFINITION OF "DISASTER": CYBERSECURITY HB 155 – COURT SYSTEM PROVIDE VISITORS & EXPERTS Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
2:02:53House Finance Committee
HB 283 – APPROP: CAP; REAPPROP; SUPP HB 285 – G.O. BONDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Overview: FY 23 Capital Budget and G.O. Bond Projects by Neil Steininger, Director, Office of Management and Budget Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
1:18:34House Labor & Commerce Committee
— Please Note Time & Location Change — Overview: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled HB 159 – CONSUMER DATA PRIVACY ACT
Senate Resources Committee
–MEETING POSTPONED– Department of Natural Resources, Committee Update Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
Schedule
Tomorrow – Saturday, January 29, 2022
House Finance: Transportation & Public Facilities Subcommittee
Federal Fund Use and Fund Source Changes
Monday, January 31, 2022
House Finance: Education & Early Development Subcommittee
Presentation: Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education Budget-Specific Overview by Sana Efird, Executive Director
Senate Finance Committee
State Debt & Credit Rating Deven Mitchell, State Debt Manager Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
House Floor Session
HB 118 – EXPANDING PRISONER ACCESS TO COMPUTERS
House Finance: Natural Resources Subcommittee
Presentation: Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys by Steve Masterman, Director and Theresa Cross, Administrative Services Director
Senate Finance Committee
HB 41 – SHELLFISH PROJECTS; HATCHERIES; FEES HB 85 – FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; LIABILITY — Invited Testimony — — Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> — Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
House Resources Committee
Presentation: Federal Actions Affecting Alaska\’s Oil & Gas Industry by Commissioner Corri Feige, Department of Natural Resources Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
House Judiciary Committee
HB 246 – ACCESS TO MARIJUANA CONVICTION RECORDS HB 51 – AGGRAVATING FACTORS AT SENTENCING Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
House Finance Committee
Presentation: Savings Accounts, Budget Reserves and Investment Funds by Pam Leary, State Investment Officer, Department of Revenue Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
HB 19 – LIMITED TEACHER CERTIFICATES; LANGUAGES <Bill Hearing Postponed to 02/02/2022> Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled HB 55 – PEACE OFFICER/FIREFIGHTER RETIRE BENEFITS — Invited & Public Testimony —
Senate Judiciary Committee
SJR 19 – CONST. AM: APPROP LIMIT — Public Testimony — SB 129 – ELECTION PAMPHLET INFORMATION RE: JUDGES HB 155 – COURT SYSTEM PROVIDE VISITORS & EXPERTS SB 119 – OATH OF OFFICE Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
House Education Committee
— Please Note Time Change — HB 164 – EARLY ED PROGRAMS; READING; VIRTUAL ED Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
Senate Resources Committee
SB 84 – LAND VOUCHERS; PFDS — Invited & Public Testimony — SB 133 – REMOTE RECREATIONAL SITES; SALES; PERMITS — Invited & Public Testimony — Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
House Finance: Revenue Subcommittee
Overview: Transactions in Governor\’s budget by Legislative Finance
House Labor & Commerce Committee
— Please Note Time Change — HB 159 – CONSUMER DATA PRIVACY ACT Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
Archive
Yesterday – Thursday, January 27, 2022
5:55Legislative Budget & Audit
Executive Session – Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Personnel and Related Procurement
40:31House Finance: Administration Subcommittee
Overview: Department of Administration
58:32House Finance: Health & Social Services Subcommittee
Alaska Pioneer Homes Inpatient Mental Health: DET and API
1:02:10Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee
HB 127 – MUNI BOND BANK: UA, LOAN AND BOND LIMITS Deven Mitchell, State Investment Officer and Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority Executive Director Luke Welles, Chair of the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority Myron Dosch, University of Alaska Chief Finance Officer Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
1:39:52Senate State Affairs Committee
SB 167 – ELECTIONS; FRAUD; BALLOTS HJR 16 – HMONG VETERANS MILITARY RIGHTS Bill Introduction: Rep. David Nelson Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
1:33:37House State Affairs Committee
SB 32 – COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS — Invited & Public Testimony — HB 37 – INCOME TAX; PERMANENT FUND; EARNINGS RES. Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
1:25:48Senate Transportation Committee
SB 166 – G.O. BONDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
1:46:54House Finance Committee
HB 281 – APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 282 – APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET Presentation: Legislative Finance Division Baseline and Governor\’s 10-year Plan by Alexei Painter, Director, Legislative Finance Division
Senate Finance Committee
–MEETING CANCELED– Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
1:24:04House Transportation Committee
— Teleconference <Listen Only> — Presentation: Alaska\’s State Transportation Improvement Plan: Call for Projects and Planning with Stakeholders by Deputy Commissioner Rob Carpenter and James Marks, Director of Program Development, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
27:08House Finance: Military & Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee
Overview: Military & Veterans’ Affairs Budget by Deputy Commissioner Craig Christenson and Bob Ernisse, Administration Service Director
1:34:23House Ways & Means Special Committee
— Teleconference <Listen Only> — Presentation: Fiscal Policy Impacts by Jared Kosin, President and CEO, Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association; Alaska Association of School Boards; Alaska Council of School Administrators; Michele Girault, CEO, Hope Community Resources
20:38House Fisheries Special Committee
— Please Note Time Change — SJR 16 – END RUSSIA EMBARGO ON U.S. SEAFOOD SJR 17 – INCREASE SEAFOOD EXPORTS Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
52:41House Finance: Commerce, Community & Economic Dev Subcommittee
Presentation: ARPA Update by Micaela Fowler, Administrative Services Director, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
14:57House Energy Special Committee
HB 227 – MUNI ENERGY IMPROVEMNT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM — Public Testimony — Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
38:12House Finance: Fish & Game Subcommittee
Presentation: Division of Commercial Fisheries/Division of Sport Fish by Commissioner Doug Vincent Lang, Department of Fish & Game
House Finance: Public Safety Subcommittee
–MEETING CANCELED– Presentation: Alaska State Troopers
48:13House Floor Session
SB 171 – REJECT OFFICERS COMP. COMMISSION REPORT
1:30:30Senate Finance Committee
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Steve Williams, CEO Anita Halterman, Board Chair Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
48:50House Finance: Corrections Subcommittee
Overview: Major Differences from FY22 to FY23 by April Wilkerson, Administrative Services Director, Department of Corrections Presentation: Division of Administrative Services/Alaska Board of Parole by April Wilkerson, Administrative Services Director, Department of Corrections Jeff Edwards, Executive Director, Alaska Board of Parole <Above Item Removed from Agenda>