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Sponsor Statement for SJR 37
Const Am: Hiring Freeze

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to officers and employees of the executive branch.

The State of Alaska is facing a budget gap that is unprecedented in its history. The Constitutional Budget Reserve cannot continue to fill this deficit under current projection scenarios and is anticipated to run out in the near future.

In the face of continuous budget deficits growth in state government must be reduced. One of the most logical first steps to address these budgetary problems is to introduce a hiring freeze. Unfortunately because of the separation of powers doctrine the legislature cannot set policies such as a hiring freezes without the specific constitutional authority set out in SJR 37.

Though SJR 37 will have no impact on the current administration it will be a useful tool future legislatures can employ to address potential budgetary problems.

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