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Member:
Senate Finance Committee
Staff:
Denise Liccioli
Elizabeth Rexford
Seth Beaver
Contact Information:
Toll Free Year Round:
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LEGISLATURE
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CONTACT OTHERELECTED OFFICIALS:
Senator Dan Sullivan Anchorage Office: 907-271-5915
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907-269-7450
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31st Alaska Legislature
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February 27, 2020
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Bills, Bills, Bills!
The final deadline passed last week for introducing personal legislation. Below is a summary of bills I will be working on for the rest of the session:
SB 101 - Ashley Johnson-Barr Day - tomorrow on Friday February 28th, this bill will be on the Senate floor for a vote and moved over to the House. I am trying to get this passed through both bodies as Ashley Johnson-Barr's birthday approaches, which is March 12th. I continue to receive increasing amounts of community support from across the state as it moves forward.
Senator Olson and staff Seth Beaver from Kotzebue presenting the bill to the Senate State Affairs committee on February 25th.
SB 172 - Medical Board Sunset - extends the termination date for the State Medical Board
SB 184 - CDQ Fisheries tax credit - extends the termination date for the tax credit program
SB 202 / HB 251 - Prohibited Commercial Lease Provisions - prohibits the use of certain restrictive provisions in leases of space for business use SB 203 - Language Bill, limited certificates - companion bill to HB 24, which addresses limited teaching certificates in regards to instruction in a language other than English. The House bill is still being worked on in its last House committee. SB 228 / HB 251 - This bill addresses ANCSA corporate shares inheritance in the event that the deceased passes without a legally recognized form of a will or testament under state law. This will create a new section in Alaska's inheritance law to follow before it defaults to the state's intestate succession laws. I am holding off on submitting hearing requests until more direction is provided by the ANCSA groups. SB 231 - VPSO Grants - As Co-chairs of the VPSO Working Group, Representative Kopp and I introduced legislation to implement the recommendations from the VPSO Working Group Report (the report was approved last month). If passed, it will put into statute the regulations that the VPSO program has been following with the changes recommended in the report. The grant management function would be moved to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; and some of the restrictions on the use of the grant funds would be loosened. Representative Kopp's bill, HB 287, may have its' first hearing next week in the House Tribal Affairs committee. We hope to have our first hearing, on SB 231, the week of March 9-13 in Senate State Affairs. (However, neither have been scheduled yet. Next week's schedule comes out later today).
For more information on each bill (Sponsor Statements, sectional analysis, letters of support and supporting documents), it can be found by searching the bill number within the BASIS website: http://akleg.gov/index.php
Don't forget to file for your PFD!
The deadline to apply for this year's PFD is March 31st. To file online or find out more information on where to find a paper application, please visit: https://pfd.alaska.gov/As part of the new online voter registration system, after you apply for your PFD, at the end of your application, a link will be provided for you to register to vote.
Elizabeth Peratrovich Dollar Coins
Constituents coming through our Juneau office will be receiving the new Elizabeth Peratrovich Coins:
For those interested in ordering these collector coins, more information can be found at:
Many thanks to those individuals who take the time out of their busy schedules to come visit my office when they are in Juneau. My decisions are guided by the input of those I represent. I truly appreciate hearing from constituents over their concerns.
Senator Olson visiting with Kawerak Head Start
Thank you for taking the time to read my ULU Newsletter.
Best wishes and be safe,
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