Joyce Anderson
19:02 - 19:27
“I feel that there should be some sort of a letter of stating that this is a requirement, and if you don't, you— I don't know what the consequences would be, but it was a policy of the committee, and now, of course, like you said, it is statute.”
- Speaker
- Joyce Anderson
- Timestamp
- 19:02 – 19:27
- Transcript
- Alaska Legislature: JETH-260626-1300
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- June 26, 2026
From the transcript
I feel that there should be some sort of a letter of stating that this is a requirement, and if you don't, you— I don't know what the consequences would be, but it was a policy of the committee, and now, of course, like you said, it is statute. But— and we certainly— I don't see any reason why we not— we the committee couldn't know who it is. What is the feeling of the committee?
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