1999-04-29                     House Journal                      Page 1089
HB 70                                                                        
The following, which had been moved to the bottom of the calendar              
(page 1075), was read the second time:                                         
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 70                                                             
"An Act relating to questionnaires or surveys administered in                 
public schools."                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
with the:                                                 Journal Page         
                                                                               
	HES RPT  CS(HES) NT 3DP 3NR                                       896         
	ZERO FISCAL NOTE (DOE)                                            897         
RLS RPT  CS(RLS) NT 4DP 1NR                                      1044         
	ZERO FISCAL NOTE (DOE) 4/21/99                                   1044         
                                                                               
Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that the                
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:        
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 70(RLS)                                                 
"An Act relating to tests, treatments, surveys, analyses, or                  
evaluations administered in public schools."                                   
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Kapsner:                         
                                                                               
Page 1, lines 1 - 2 (title amendment):                                         
	Delete all material.                                                          
	Insert ""An Act relating to questionnaires or surveys                        
administered in public schools.""                                             
                                                                               

1999-04-29                     House Journal                      Page 1090
HB 70                                                                        
Page 1, line 4, through page 3, line 19:                                       
	Delete all material.                                                          
	Insert                                                                        
   "* Section 1.  AS14.03.110 is amended to read:                            
	Sec. 14.03.110.  Questionnaires and surveys administered                    
in public schools.  A school district, principal or other person in           
charge of a public school, or teacher in a public school may not               
administer or permit to be administered in a school a questionnaire            
or survey, whether anonymous or not, that inquires into personal             
or private family affairs of the student not a matter of public              
record or subject to public observation unless written permission              
is obtained from the student's parent or guardian.                             
   * Sec. 2.  AS14.03.110 is amended by adding a new subsection to           
read:                                                                          
	(b)  Written permission required under (a) of this section is                
valid until the commencement of the subsequent school year or                  
until one of the following occurs:                                             
		(1)  the child completes or withdraws from the course,                      
activity, or program for which the permission of the parent or                 
guardian was granted; or                                                       
		(2)  the parent or guardian who gave permission submits                     
a written withdrawal of permission to the school principal."                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Kapsner moved and asked unanimous consent that                  
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Dyson objected.                                                 
                                                                               
The Speaker stated that, without objection, CSHB 70(RLS), with                 
Amendment No. 1 moved and pending, will be held in second reading              
to the April 30, 1999, calendar.