2002-05-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 3399
SB 345                                                                                            
Message dated May 11 was read, stating the House passed and                                         
returned for consideration SENATE BILL NO. 345 "An Act relating                                     
to medical assistance for rehabilitative services for certain children                              
with disabilities; relating to agreements to pay medical assistance for                             
covered services paid for or furnished to eligible children with                                    
disabilities by a school district; and providing for an effective date"                             
with the following amendment:                                                                       
                                                                                                    
       HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 345(RLS) "An                                                    
       Act relating to questionnaires and surveys administered                                      
       in the public schools; relating to statewide school                                          
       district correspondence study and to centralized                                             
       correspondence study; relating to the delay of the                                           
       reduction of supplementary public school funding;                                            
       relating to funding the Alaska Challenge Youth                                               
       Academy program; relating to medical assistance for                                          
       rehabilitative services for certain children with                                            
       disabilities; relating to agreements to pay medical                                          
       assistance for covered services paid for or furnished to                                     
       eligible children with disabilities by a school district;                                    
       and providing for an effective date."                                                        
       (Title change authorized by HCR 35)                                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Leman moved that the Senate concur in the House                                             
amendment.                                                                                          

2002-05-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 3400
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                           
amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                                                    
HCS SB 345(RLS)                                                                                     
Shall the Senate Concur in the House                                                                
amendment to SB 345?                                                                                
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  5   NAYS:  14   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, Lincoln, Olson                                                          
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Austerman, Cowdery, Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman,                                    
Phillips, Stevens, Taylor, Therriault, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                      
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Hoffman                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
and so, the Senate failed to concur.                                                                
                                                                                                    
The Secretary was requested to notify the House of the Senate's action                              
and request the House to recede from its amendment. In the event the                                
House fails to recede, the President appointed a Conference                                         
Committee to meet with a like committee from the House to consider                                  
the bills:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
 Senator Green, Chair                                                                               
 Senator Therriault                                                                                 
 Senator Davis