1993-01-22                     Senate Journal                      Page 0126
SB 58                                                                        
I urge your prompt consideration and passage of this bill.                     
                                                                               
      Sincerely,                                                               
      /s/                                                                      
      Walter J. Hickel                                                         
      Governor                                                                 
                                                                               
SB 59                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 59 by the Senate Rules Committee by request                    
of the Governor, entitled:                                                     
                                                                               
"An Act relating to school construction grants and                            
major maintenance grants to school districts;                                  
providing for school district participation in the cost                        
of school construction and major maintenance;                                  
creating a major maintenance grant fund; and                                   
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Health, Education and              
Social Services Committee and the Finance Committee.                           
                                                                               
Fiscal note from Department of Education and zero fiscal notes from            
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and Department              
of Revenue published today.                                                    
                                                                               
Governor's transmittal letter dated January 22:                                
                                                                               
Dear Mr. President:                                                            
                                                                               
Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution,          
I am transmitting a bill that changes the existing school construction         
grant program in AS14.11.  During 1992 the facilities committee of             
Alaska 2000 discussed the existing method of allocating school                 
construction grants.  This bill, if enacted into law, divides grants           
under the program into two categories, provides a separate fund for            
each of the categories, and requires school districts to provide a             
participating share in order to obtain a grant.