2014-04-03                     House Journal                      Page 2165
Do pass (4):  Millett, Josephson, Saddler, Olson                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (3):  Chenault, Herron, Reinbold                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 160 was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 278                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 278                                                                                                          
    "An Act increasing the base student allocation used in the formula                                                          
    for state funding of public education; repealing the secondary                                                              
    student competency examination and related requirements;                                                                    
    relating to high school course credit earned through assessment;                                                            
    relating to a college and career readiness assessment for secondary                                                         
    students; relating to charter school application appeals and                                                                
    program budgets; relating to residential school applications;                                                               
    increasing the stipend for boarding school students; extending                                                              
    unemployment contributions for the Alaska technical and                                                                     
    vocational education program; relating to earning high school                                                               
    credit for completion of vocational education courses offered by                                                            
    institutions receiving technical and vocational education program                                                           
    funding; relating to education tax credits; making conforming                                                               
    amendments; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278(FIN)                                                                                              
    "An Act increasing the base student allocation used in the formula                                                          
    for state funding of public education; relating to the exemption                                                            
    from jury service for certain teachers; relating to the powers of the                                                       
    Department of Education and Early Development; relating to high                                                             
    school course credit earned through assessment; relating to school                                                          
    performance reports; relating to assessments; relating to charter                                                           
    schools and student transportation; relating to residential school                                                          
    applications; relating to tenure of public school teachers; relating