Legislature(2013 - 2014)
2014-04-03 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2014-04-03 House Journal Page 2165 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 2014-04-03 House Journal Page 2166 to 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 schools operated by a federal agency; relating to the school size factor for public school funding; adjusting the calculation of state aid for public school funding; relating to the local contribution to public education funding; relating to the withholding of state aid to public education for teacher retirement contributions; relating to the teachers' defined benefit retirement plan; establishing the teachers' pension reserve fund; relating to education tax credits; establishing an optional municipal tax exemption for privately owned real property rented or leased for use as a charter school; requiring the Department of Administration to provide a proposal for a salary and benefits schedule for school districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Stoltze, Co-chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (1): Costello No recommendation (5): Neuman, Thompson, Edgmon, T. Wilson, Stoltze Amend (4): Guttenberg, Gara, Holmes, Munoz The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 278(FIN): 8. Zero, House Finance Committee/Dept. of Education & Early Development 9. Indeterminate, Dept. of Revenue 10. Fiscal, House Finance Committee/Fund Transfers 11. Fiscal, House Finance Committee/Dept. of Education & Early Development 12. Fiscal, House Finance Committee/Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development 13. Fiscal, University of Alaska 14. Zero, Dept. of Revenue 2014-04-03 House Journal Page 2167 15. Fiscal, House Finance Committee/Dept. of Education & Early Development 16. Fiscal, House Finance Committee/Dept. of Education & Early Development 17. Fiscal, House Finance Committee/Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development 18. Fiscal, House Finance Committee/Fund Transfers 19. Fiscal, House Finance Committee/State Assistance to Retirement Funds (SAR) 20. Fiscal, Dept. of Administration HB 278 is on today's calendar.