Legislature(2013 - 2014)
2014-04-07 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2209 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION Juneau, Alaska Monday April 7, 2014 Seventy-seventh Day Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker Chenault at 11:09 a.m. Roll call showed 39 members present. Representative Johnson was absent and his presence was noted later. The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Tarr. Representative P. Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it was so ordered. We gather together here today intent on doing good work. We meet to serve our community, to use our resources wisely and well, to represent all members of our community fairly, to make decisions that promote the common good. We recognize our responsibility to the past and the future, and the rights and needs of both individuals and community. May our efforts be blessed with insight, guided by understanding and wisdom. We seek to serve with respect for all. May our personal faiths give us strength to act honestly and well in all matters before us. Amen. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2210 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative P. Wilson. CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the ththth journal for the 74, 75, and 76 legislative days be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE HCR 21 A message dated April 4, 2014, was read stating the Senate passed: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 21 Proclaiming April 2014 as Child Abuse Prevention Month. HCR 21 was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. SJR 15 A message dated April 4, 2014, was read stating the Senate concurred in the House amendment to SJR 15, thus adopting: HOUSE CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15(RES) Opposing any international designation of Alaska land or water as an international park, world heritage site, biosphere reserve, Ramsar site, or other classification of land or water that affects the use of land or water by the state or an Alaska Native corporation without approval by the United States Congress and the Alaska State Legislature; requesting the United States Department of State and the United States Department of the Interior to cease all further action related to an international designation for land and water in the state until the action is approved by the United States Congress and the Alaska State Legislature; requesting that the United States Congress pass legislation requiring Congressional approval of any international designation that affects the use of land or water by the state or the United States; requesting that the governor be involved in the process and development of any joint action plan; requesting that the state, including the departments responsible for the management of fish and wildlife and other 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2211 natural resources, be an integral part of any discussion, agreement, understanding, or other process that affects the use or development of fish and wildlife and other natural resources in the state; and urging the governor and the attorney general to reserve all legal remedies for a taking of the natural resources of the state by an international designation of land and water in the state. A message dated April 4, 2014, was read stating the Senate passed the following, and it is transmitted for consideration: FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE BILLS SB 104 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 104(FIN) by the Senate Finance Committee, entitled: "An Act relating to appropriations from the dividend fund; creating the criminal fund; relating to appropriations from the criminal fund for payments for crime victims, operating costs of the Violent Crimes Compensation Board, grants for the operation of sexual assault response teams and domestic violence intervention projects, and incarceration costs; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES The Judiciary Committee reviewed the qualifications of the following and recommends the appointment be forwarded to a joint session for consideration: William Granger as a member of the Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar. The report was signed by Representative Keller, Chair; and Representatives LeDoux, Foster, Gruenberg, and Lynn. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2212 **The presence of Representative Johnson was noted. The Labor & Commerce Committee reviewed the qualifications of the following and recommends the appointment be forwarded to a joint session for consideration: Leslie Schmitz as a member of the Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy. Robert Klein Marvin Yoder as members of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Donald (John) Christensen Brian Hanson Luanne Urfer as members of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors. Bernard Washington as a member of the State Assessment Review Board. Jeannine Jabaay Glenda Ledford Derrick Slaughter as members of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers. Dr. Walter Campbell Christine Hill as members of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Dr. Thomas Wells as a member of the Board of Dental Examiners. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2213 Albert Bolea John Burns Dave Cruz Drue Pearce Richard Rabinow as members of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board of Directors. Willard Askren Dr. Lynne Curry as members of the Alaska Labor Relations Agency. Richard Erickson as a member of the Board of Marine Pilots. JoAnn Young as a member of the Board of Marital and Family Therapy. Jennifer Swander as a member of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives. Erin Evans Mary (Jennie) Grimwood Carrie Miller as members of the Board of Nursing. Dr. Damien Delzer Eric Lingle as members of the Board of Examiners in Optometry. William Altland Anne Gruening as members of the Board of Pharmacy. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2214 Dr. Ilona Farr Dr. Joseph Kennedy Mary (Melissa) Robinson as members of the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board. David Derry Alfred Ferrara as members of the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers. Cynthia Cartledge as a member of the Real Estate Commission. Robert Pickett as a member of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. Danielle LaFon Laura Thiesen Tina Walter as members of the Board of Social Work Examiners. Dr. Teresa Beck Dr. James Hagee as members of the Board of Veterinary Examiners. Philip Ulmer as a member of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission. Julie Duquette David Kester Michael O'Connor 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2215 Donna Phillips Mark Talbert Zebulon Woodman as members of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board. The report was signed by Representative Olson, Chair; and Representatives Reinbold, Chenault, Saddler, Herron, and Josephson. HB 370 The Labor & Commerce Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 370 "An Act relating to employer drug testing; requiring the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board to adopt regulations relating to the prescription of controlled substances to employees; and limiting the prescription of controlled substances to employees." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 370(L&C) "An Act relating to employer-required drug testing; requiring the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board to adopt regulations relating to the prescription of controlled substances to employees; and relating to the prescription of controlled substances to employees." The report was signed by Representative Olson, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (1): Olson No recommendation (4): Chenault, Herron, Reinbold, Saddler Amend (1): Josephson The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 370(L&C): 1. Zero, Dept. of Administration 2. Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development HB 370 was referred to the Judiciary Committee. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2216 SB 195 The Education Committee considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 195(FIN) "An Act relating to the membership and authority of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education; relating to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation; relating to teacher education loans; relating to interest on and consolidation of postsecondary education loans; relating to Alaska supplemental education loans; relating to AlaskAdvantage grants; relating to the Alaska family education loan program; relating to postsecondary educational institutions; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Gattis, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Reinbold, LeDoux, Seaton, Saddler, Gattis No recommendation (1): Drummond The following fiscal note(s) apply: 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Education & Early Development CSSB 195(FIN) was referred to the Finance Committee. INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar: Honoring - Dr. Daniel J. O'Connell By Representative Edgmon; Senator Stevens Honoring - Alma Rider By Representative Isaacson; Senator Coghill Honoring - Christie Hill, Braving Frigid Alaska Waters to Fight Cancer By Representative Seaton; Senator Micciche 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2217 Honoring - Leon LaSalle By Representative Isaacson; Senator Coghill Honoring - Teck John Baker Youth Leaders, 2014 Spirit of Youth Lifesaver & Prevention Award By Representative Nageak; Senator Olson Honoring - Kachemak Bay Broadcasting, Inc., 35 Years of Bringing the Sound to the Sea By Representative Seaton; Senator Micciche Honoring - Cathy Gleason By Senator French; Representative Holmes Honoring - Joe Tompkins By Senator Egan; Representatives Munoz, Kito III Honoring - Dr. Robert Thomason By Senator Egan; Representatives Kito III, Munoz Honoring - Cheryl Guyett By Senator French Honoring - Chief Robert Painter By Senator Micciche; Representative Seaton In Memoriam - Thomas Bishop By Representatives Stoltze, Gattis, Hughes, Keller, Neuman; Senator Dunleavy In Memoriam - Robert 'Joker' Lupo By Representatives Stoltze, Saddler, Reinbold; Senators Fairclough, Dyson, Huggins In Memoriam - Gloria Tokar By Representatives Stoltze, Hughes, Gattis, Keller, Neuman; Senators Dunleavy, Huggins In Memoriam - Arthur David Schmidt By Representatives Stoltze, Gattis, Hughes, Keller, Neuman; Senators Huggins, Dunleavy 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2218 In Memoriam - Clark Kent Babbitt By Representative Tuck In Memoriam - Eugene Michael Wescott By Representatives Kawasaki, Guttenberg In Memoriam - Brooke McPheters By Representative Millett; Senator Meyer In Memoriam - Monta Faye Lane By Senator Coghill; Representative Isaacson In Memoriam - Robert G. Miller By Senators Bishop, Coghill In Memoriam - William A. Childers By Senator Coghill In Memoriam - Silas Moore Wiley, Jr. By Senator French In Memoriam - Kay Prather By Senator Egan; Representatives Kito III, Munoz CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS HB 210 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 210 "An Act relating to the administration of psychiatric medication to a student; relating to crisis intervention training for school personnel; and relating to restraint, escort, and seclusion of students in public and private schools." 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2219 with the: Journal Page EDC RPT CS(EDC) NT 3DP 2NR 1AM 1953 FN1: (EED) 1953 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 11DP 2063 FN1: (EED) 2064 Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 210(FIN) "An Act relating to crisis intervention training for school personnel; and relating to restraint and seclusion of students in public schools." There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Millett: Page 5, line 11, following "student": Insert "alone" Page 5, line 12, following "is": Insert "physically" Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 210(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 210(FIN) am was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CSHB 210(FIN) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2220 CSHB 210(FIN) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 40 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson And so, CSHB 210(FIN) am passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment. HB 281 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 281 "An Act relating to prescription of drugs by a physician without a physical examination." with the: Journal Page HSS RPT CS(HSS) 4DP 1726 FN1: ZERO(CED) 1727 L&C RPT CS(L&C) 2DP 4NR 2100 FN1: ZERO(CED) 2100 Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 281(L&C) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 281(L&C) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2221 CSHB 281(L&C) was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CSHB 281(L&C) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(L&C) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 36 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, Kito III, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Nays: Hawker, Josephson, Kawasaki Absent: Kreiss-Tomkins Gara changed from "Nay" to "Yea". And so, CSHB 281(L&C) passed the House. Representative Kawasaki gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on CSHB 281(L&C), and it was taken up later. SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS SB 124 The following was read the second time: SENATE BILL NO. 124 "An Act extending the termination date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page FIN RPT 8DP 1795 FN1: (DPS) 1795 RLS RPT 6DP 2191 FN1: (DPS) 2191 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2222 Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 124 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. SB 124 was read the third time. Representative Stoltze moved and asked unanimous consent that Representative Holmes be the first cross sponsor before him. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall SB 124 pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 124 Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 40 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson And so, SB 124 passed the House. Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. SB 124 was signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk and returned to the Senate. The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess until 5:00 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 12:11 p.m. AFTER RECESS The Speaker called the House back to order at 5:14 p.m. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2223 Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that Representative Isaacson be excused from a call of the House at a time between 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., today. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would revert to: MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE A message dated April 7, 2014, was read stating the Senate accepted the invitation to reschedule the joint session to consider confirmation of the Governor's appointments, from 11:00 a.m., April 11 to 11:00 a.m., April 17. HB 266 A message received at 5:08 p.m., April 7, 2014, was read stating the Senate passed CSHB 266(FIN) with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs, capitalizing funds, and making reappropriations; and providing for an effective date." CSHB 266(FIN) is under Unfinished Business. HB 267 A message received at 5:08 p.m., April 7, 2014, was read stating the Senate passed CSHB 267(FIN) with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 267(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date." CSHB 267(FIN) is under Unfinished Business. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2224 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES The Judiciary Committee reviewed the qualifications of the following and recommends the appointment be forwarded to the House for ratification: Janie Leask as a member of the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics. The report was signed by Representative Keller, Chair; and Representatives Pruitt, LeDoux, Gruenberg, and Lynn. The Judiciary Committee reviewed the qualifications of the following and recommends the appointment be forwarded to the House for ratification: Christena Williams (Alternate) as a member of the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics. The report was signed by Representative Keller, Chair; and Representatives Gruenberg, Lynn, and LeDoux. The Resources Committee reviewed the qualifications of the following and recommends the appointments be forwarded to a joint session for consideration: David Brown Stanley (Stosh) Hoffman, Jr. Ted Spraker as members of the Board of Game. The report was signed by Representatives Saddler and Feige, Co- chairs; and Representatives Johnson, Kawasaki, Hawker, P. Wilson, Olson, Tarr, and Seaton. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2225 HR 9 The Education Committee considered: HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9 Urging the commissioner of education and early development and the state Board of Education and Early Development to delay implementation of statewide education standards. and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9(EDC) Urging the commissioner of education and early development and the state Board of Education and Early Development to evaluate and ensure that, in setting state education performance standards, Alaska's sovereignty is maintained and that the standards of the Common Core State Standards Initiative are not adopted as state education performance standards. The report was signed by Representative Gattis, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (2): Reinbold, Gattis Do not pass (1): Drummond No recommendation (3): LeDoux, Seaton, Saddler The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHR 9(EDC): 1. Zero, House Education Committee HR 9 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. HB 361 The Finance Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 361 "An Act relating to licensing of behavior analysts." 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2226 The report was signed by Representatives Stoltze and Austerman, Co- chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (9): Guttenberg, Munoz, Thompson, Edgmon, T. Wilson, Gara, Costello, Stoltze, Austerman No recommendation (1): Neuman The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Indeterminate, Dept. of Health & Social Services 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development HB 361 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. SB 137 The Resources Committee considered: SENATE BILL NO. 137 "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representatives Feige and Saddler, Co- chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (6): Seaton, Johnson, P. Wilson, Tarr, Feige, Saddler No recommendation (3): Kawasaki, Hawker, Olson The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Fiscal, Dept. of Natural Resources SB 137 was referred to the Finance Committee. CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 266 Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 2223) on the following: 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2227 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs, capitalizing funds, and making reappropriations; and providing for an effective date." and SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(FIN) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Pruitt moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment to CSHB 266(FIN), thus adopting SCS CSHB 266(FIN), and recommended that the members vote no. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment to CSHB 266(FIN)?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 266(FIN) Concur YEAS: 0 NAYS: 38 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Absent: Guttenberg, Millett And so, the House failed to concur in the Senate amendment. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate and respectfully requested it to recede. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2228 In the event the Senate fails to recede from its amendment, the Speaker appointed the following members to a Conference Committee to meet with a like committee from the Senate to consider the above bills: Representative Austerman, Chair Representative Stoltze Representative Gara The Speaker stated that Uniform Rule 23(d) will be in effect when the Senate appoints members to the Conference Committee to consider the operating budget. HB 267 Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 2223) on the following: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 267(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date." and SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 267(FIN) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Pruitt moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment to CSHB 267(FIN), thus adopting SCS CSHB 267(FIN), and recommended that the members vote no. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment to CSHB 267(FIN)?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 267(FIN) Concur YEAS: 0 NAYS: 38 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2229 Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Absent: Guttenberg, Millett And so, the House failed to concur in the Senate amendment. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate and respectfully requested it to recede. In the event the Senate fails to recede from its amendment, the Speaker appointed the following members to a Conference Committee to meet with a like committee from the Senate to consider the above bills: Representative Austerman, Chair Representative Stoltze Representative Gara RECONSIDERATION HB 281 Representative Kawasaki moved and asked unanimous consent that reconsideration of CSHB 281(L&C) (page 2221) be taken up on the same day. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The following was before the House in third reading: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 281(L&C) "An Act relating to prescription of drugs by a physician without a physical examination." The question to be reconsidered: "Shall CSHB 281(L&C) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2230 CSHB 281(L&C) Third Reading Final Passage Reconsideration YEAS: 36 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Nays: Josephson, Kawasaki Absent: Guttenberg, Millett And so, CSHB 281(L&C) passed the House on reconsideration and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment. CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR (continued) THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS HB 278 The following, which was held to today's calendar (page 2200), was read the third time: 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 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 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2231 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." Representative Munoz moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 278(FIN) be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of considering Amendment No. 1. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The Speaker stated that, without objection, CSHB 278(FIN) would be returned to second reading for all amendments. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Munoz, Edgmon, Costello, Seaton, Hawker, Chenault, Stoltze, Gara, and Kawasaki: Page 1, line 11, through page 2, line 3 (title amendment): Delete "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;" Page 12, line 24, through page 15, line 6: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 15, line 26: Delete "sec. 21" Insert "sec. 19" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2232 Page 15, line 29: Delete "secs. 21 and 22" Insert "secs. 19 and 20" Page 16, lines 1 - 15: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, line 8, through page 18, line 10: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 20, line 13, through page 23, line 15: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 34, line 25: Delete "Sections 25 and 26" Insert "Sections 22 and 23" Page 34, lines 26 - 27: Delete "secs. 25 and 26" Insert "secs. 22 and 23" Page 35, line 14: Delete "Sections 30 and 54" Insert "Sections 24 and 45" Page 35, lines 15 - 16: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 35, line 17: Delete "22, and 31- 33" Insert "20, and 25 - 27" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2233 Page 35, line 18: Delete "Section 23" Insert "Section 21" Page 35, line 19: Delete "Sections 39, 42, 45, and 48" Insert "Sections 30, 33, 36, and 39" Page 35, line 20: Delete "secs. 56 - 60" Insert "secs. 47 - 50" Representative Munoz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative T. Wilson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 37 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson Nays: Austerman, Neuman, T.Wilson And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted, and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278(FIN) am "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 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2234 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 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; 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." Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representatives Edgmon, Munoz, Holmes, Herron, Seaton, LeDoux, Millett, Chenault, P. Wilson, Tuck, and Guttenberg: Page 1, lines 10 - 11 (title amendment): Delete "relating to the school size factor for public school funding; relating to a grant for school districts;" Page 15, lines 7 - 22: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 15, line 26: Delete "sec. 21" Insert "sec. 20" Page 15, line 29: Delete "secs. 21 and 22" Insert "secs. 20 and 21" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2235 Page 34, line 25: Delete "Sections 25 and 26" Insert "Sections 24 and 25" Page 34, lines 26 - 27: Delete "secs. 25 and 26" Insert "secs. 24 and 25" Page 35, following line 13: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 55. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. The Department of Education and Early Development shall distribute a one-time grant in the amount of $30,000,000 as state aid to school districts according to the average daily membership for each district adjusted under AS 14.17.410(b)(1)(A) - (D), as those subparagraphs read on June 29, 2014, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 35, line 14: Delete "Sections 30 and 54" Insert "Sections 29 and 53" Page 35, line 15: Delete "27 and 35 - 37" Insert "26, and 34 - 36" Page 35, line 17: Delete "22 and 31 - 33" Insert "21, and 30 - 32" Page 35, line 18: Delete "Section 23" Insert "Section 22" Page 35, line 19: Delete "Sections 39, 42, 45, and 48" Insert "Sections 38, 41, 44, and 47" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2236 Representative Edgmon moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Austerman objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Holmes: Under Page 1, lines 10 - 11, following "funding;": Insert "Insert" Representative Holmes moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 2 was adopted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 as amended YEAS: 27 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johnson, Josephson, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Olson, Pruitt, Seaton, Tarr, Tuck, P.Wilson Nays: Austerman, Gattis, Higgins, Hughes, Isaacson, Kawasaki, Keller, Neuman, Reinbold, Saddler, Stoltze, Thompson, T.Wilson And so, Amendment No. 2 as amended was adopted, and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278(FIN) am "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 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2237 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 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 a grant for school districts; 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." Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representatives Lynn, Tarr, Drummond, Tuck, Kawasaki, and Gara: Page 1, line 6 (title amendment): Delete "relating to tenure of public school teachers;" Page 16, line 16, through page 17, line 7: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 34, lines 23 - 27: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 35, line 14: Delete "Sections 30 and 54" Insert "Sections 28 and 51" Page 35, line 15: Delete "secs. 27 and 35 - 37" Insert "secs. 25, and 33 - 35" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2238 Page 35, line 17: Delete "31 - 33" Insert "29 - 31" Page 35, line 19: Delete "Sections 39, 42, 45, and 48" Insert "Sections 37, 40, 43, and 46" Page 35, line 20: Delete "secs. 56 - 60" Insert "secs. 53 - 57" Representative Lynn moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Stoltze objected. Representative Lynn moved and asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to abstain from voting on all amendments and the bill because of a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and Representative Lynn was required to vote. Representatives Seaton and Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that they be allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and the members were required to vote. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Drummond, Foster, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Tarr, Tuck 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2239 Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Edgmon, Feige, Gattis, Herron, Higgins, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thompson, P.Wilson, T.Wilson And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representatives Nageak and Guttenberg: Page 1, line 5, following "assessments;" (title amendment): Insert "providing for public school funding for Internet services;" Page 5, following line 26: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 7. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.127. Funding for Internet services. (a) A district in which one or more schools qualify for a discounted rate for Internet services under the federal universal services program is eligible to receive a base amount that is equal to the applicant's share for each school of the Internet services for fiscal year 2015. (b) Each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2016, in addition to the base amount paid under (a) of this section, a district is eligible to receive an adjustment to the base amount for each school that is equal to the amount needed to bring the base amount up to the applicant's share for 10 megabits of download a second of the Internet services. (c) If insufficient funding is appropriated to provide funding authorized under (a) and (b) of this section, the state share shall be distributed pro rata to eligible school districts. (d) In this section, (1) "applicant's share" means the difference between the cost of Internet services that are eligible for the discount under the federal universal services program and the discount received for those services under the federal universal services program; (2) "federal universal services program" means the program established in 47 U.S.C. 254 and regulations implementing that section." 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2240 Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 15, line 26: Delete "sec. 21" Insert "sec. 22" Page 15, line 29: Delete "secs. 21 and 22" Insert "secs. 22 and 23" Page 34, line 25: Delete "Sections 25 and 26" Insert "Sections 26 and 27" Page 34, lines 26 - 27: Delete "secs. 25 and 26" Insert "secs. 26 and 27" Page 34, line 30: Delete "Sections 7 and 8" Insert "Sections 8 and 9" Page 35, line 14: Delete "Sections 30 and 54" Insert "Sections 31 and 55" Page 35, line 15: Delete "sec. 19" Insert "sec. 20" Delete "secs. 27 and 35 - 37" Insert "secs. 28, and 36 - 38" Page 35, line 17: Delete "22 and 31 - 33" Insert "23, and 32 - 34" Page 35, line 18: Delete "Section 23" Insert "Section 24" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2241 Page 35, line 19: Delete "Sections 39, 42, 45, and 48" Insert "Sections 40, 43, 46, and 49" Page 35, line 20: Delete "secs. 56 - 60" Insert "secs. 57 - 61" Representative Nageak moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Representative Stoltze objected. Representative Nageak moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 4. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Reinbold: Page 1, line 5, following "assessments;" (title amendment): Insert "establishing a public school and school district grading system;" Page 5, following line 11: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 6. AS 14.03.123(c) is amended to read: (c) The state board shall adopt regulations implementing this section, providing for a statewide student assessment system, and providing for the process of assigning a designation under (a) of this section, including (1) the method [METHODOLOGY] used to assign the performance designation, including the measures used and their relative weights; (2) high performance and low performance designations that are based on the accountability system under this section and AS 14.03.124; (3) a procedure for appealing a designation that may be used by the principal of a public school or by the superintendent of a public school district; (4) additional measures that may be progressively 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2242 implemented by the commissioner to assist schools or districts to improve performance in accordance with this section and with federal law; to the extent necessary to conform to federal law, the additional measures may be unique to a certain school or district if that school or district receives federal funding that is not available to all schools or districts in the state." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Page 5, following line 26: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 8. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.124. Public school and school district grading system. The department shall establish by regulation the criteria that accounts for improvement in student achievement for assigning annual performance designations as follows: (1) "A" for a school making excellent progress; (2) "B" for a school making above average progress; (3) "C" for a school making satisfactory progress; (4) "D" for a school making less than satisfactory progress; (5) "F" for a school failing to make adequate progress." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 15, line 26: Delete "sec. 21" Insert "sec. 23" Page 15, line 29: Delete "secs. 21 and 22" Insert "secs. 23 and 24" Page 34, line 25: Delete "Sections 25 and 26" Insert "Sections 27 and 28" Page 34, lines 26 - 27: Delete "secs. 25 and 26" Insert "secs. 27 and 28" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2243 Page 34, line 30: Delete "Sections 7 and 8" Insert "Sections 9 and 10" Page 35, line 14: Delete "Sections 30 and 54" Insert "Sections 32 and 56" Page 35, line 15: Delete "sec. 19" Insert "sec. 21" Delete "secs. 27 and 35 - 37" Insert "secs. 29 and 37 - 39" Page 35, line 17: Delete "22 and 31 - 33" Insert "24, and 33 - 35" Page 35, line 18: Delete "Section 23" Insert "Section 25" Page 35, line 19: Delete "Sections 39, 42, 45, and 48" Insert "Sections 41, 44, 47, and 50" Page 35, line 20: Delete "secs. 56 - 60" Insert "secs. 58 - 62" Representative Reinbold moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Kito III objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2244 CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Chenault, Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Stoltze, Thompson, T.Wilson Nays: Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Herron, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, Lynn, Nageak, Seaton, Tarr, Tuck, P.Wilson And so, Amendment No. 5 was adopted, and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278(FIN) am "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; establishing a public school and school district grading system; relating to charter schools and student transportation; relating to residential school applications; relating to tenure of public school teachers; relating 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 a grant for school districts; 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." Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Seaton: 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2245 Page 2, lines 20 - 21: Delete "mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, and world languages" Insert "the subject" Representative Seaton moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 6 YEAS: 32 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Holmes, Kawasaki, Kito III, Munoz, Stoltze And so, Amendment No. 6 was adopted. **Representative Isaacson, who was excused (page 2223), left the Chamber. Amendment No. 7 was offered by Representatives Josephson, Kito III, Tuck, Gruenberg, Gara, Kreiss-Tomkins, Drummond, Kawasaki, Tarr, and Guttenberg: Page 23, line 23: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 23, line 30: Delete "or private nonprofit" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2246 Page 25, line 7: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 26, line 16: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 26, line 23: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 27, line 31: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 29, line 9: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 29, line 16: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 30, line 24: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 32, line 3: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 32, line 10: Delete "or private nonprofit" Page 33, line 19: Delete "or private nonprofit" Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 be adopted. Representative Stoltze objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2247 CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 7 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Herron, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, Seaton, Tarr, Tuck, P.Wilson Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Gattis, Hawker, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Stoltze, Thompson, T.Wilson Excused: Isaacson And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted. Amendment No. 8 was offered by Representatives Guttenberg, Gara, Tarr, Drummond, Kawasaki, Tuck, Gruenberg, Josephson, and Kito III: Page 2, lines 5 - 6 (title amendment): Delete "requiring the Department of Administration to provide a proposal for a salary and benefits schedule for school districts;" Page 35, lines 8 - 13: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 35, line 20: Delete "secs. 56 - 60" Insert "secs. 55 - 59" Representative Guttenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 8 be adopted. Representative T. Wilson objected. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2248 **The presence of Representative Isaacson, who left the Chamber (page 2245), was noted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 8 YEAS: 13 NAYS: 27 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Drummond, Edgmon, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Herron, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, Lynn, Tarr, Tuck Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Feige, Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thompson, P.Wilson, T.Wilson And so, Amendment No. 8 was not adopted. Amendment No. 9 was offered by Representatives Tuck, Gruenberg, Josephson, Kito III, Gara, Kreiss-Tomkins, Guttenberg, Tarr, Kawasaki, and Drummond: Page 15, following line 31: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 24. AS 14.17 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.17.475. Charter school facility cost adjustment. In addition to other money available under AS 14.03.260(a), if a charter school operates in a facility that requires a lease payment, the department shall pay to a charter school established under AS 14.03.250 a facility cost adjustment in the amount of 10 percent of the base student allocation under AS 14.17.470, multiplied by the number of students enrolled in the charter school." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 34, line 25: Delete "Sections 25 and 26" Insert "Sections 26 and 27" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2249 Page 34, lines 26 - 27: Delete "secs. 25 and 26" Insert "secs. 26 and 27" Page 35, line 14: Delete "Sections 30 and 54" Insert "Sections 31 and 55" Page 35, line 15: Delete "secs. 27 and 35 - 37" Insert "secs. 28 and 36 - 38" Page 35, line 17: Delete "31 - 33" Insert "32 - 34" Page 35, line 19: Delete "Sections 39, 42, 45, and 48" Insert "Sections 40, 43, 46, and 49" Page 35, line 20: Delete "secs. 56 - 60" Insert "secs. 57 - 61" Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 9 be adopted. Representative Gattis objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 9 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 9 YEAS: 13 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Drummond, Feige, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Higgins, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, Millett, Tarr, Tuck 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2250 Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Edgmon, Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thompson, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Absent: Reinbold And so, Amendment No. 9 was not adopted. Amendment No. 10 was offered by Representatives Drummond, Kawasaki, Tuck, Guttenberg, Gruenberg, Josephson, Kito III, Kreiss- Tomkins, Tarr, and Gara: Page 9, following line 25: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 14. AS 14.07.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (d) Nothing in (b) of this section shall prevent the department from carrying out the duties under (a) of this section, including implementing, or assisting a district in implementing, curriculum or performance standards adopted before July 1, 2014." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 15, line 26: Delete "sec. 21" Insert "sec. 22" Page 15, line 29: Delete "secs. 21 and 22" Insert "secs. 22 and 23" Page 34, line 25: Delete "Sections 25 and 26" Insert "Sections 26 and 27" Page 34, lines 26 - 27: Delete "secs. 25 and 26" Insert "secs. 26 and 27" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2251 Page 35, line 14: Delete "Sections 30 and 54" Insert "Sections 31 and 55" Page 35, line 15: Delete "sec. 19" Insert "sec. 20" Delete "secs. 27 and 35 - 37" Insert "secs. 28 and 36 - 38" Page 35, line 17: Delete "22 and 31 - 33" Insert "23, and 32 - 34" Page 35, line 18: Delete "Section 23" Insert "Section 24" Page 35, line 19: Delete "Sections 39, 42, 45, and 48" Insert "Sections 40, 43, 46, and 49" Page 35, line 20: Delete "secs. 56 - 60" Insert "secs. 57 - 61" Representative Drummond moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 10 be adopted. Representative T. Wilson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 10 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2252 Yeas: Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Herron, Holmes, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, Munoz, Tarr, Tuck Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Feige, Foster, Gattis, Higgins, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thompson, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Absent: Hawker And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted. Amendment No. 11 was offered by Representatives Gara, Kawasaki, Tuck, Drummond, Kito III, Tarr, Josephson, Gruenberg, and Guttenberg: Page 15, line 24: Delete "$5,865" Insert "$6,084" Page 15, lines 27 - 28: Delete "$5,923 [$5,865]" Insert "$6,284 [$6,084]" Page 15, lines 30 - 31: Delete "$5,981 [$5,923]" Insert "$6,484 [$6,284]" Page 15, following line 31: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 24. AS 14.17.470 is amended to read: Sec. 14.17.470. Base student allocation. The base student allocation is $6,184 [$5,680]. * Sec. 25. AS 14.17.470, as amended by sec. 24 of this Act, is amended to read: Sec. 14.17.470. Base student allocation. The base student allocation is $6,384 [$6,184]. * Sec. 26. AS 14.17.470, as amended by secs. 24 and 25 of this Act, is amended to read: 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2253 Sec. 14.17.470. Base student allocation. The base student allocation is $6,584 [$6,384]." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 34, line 25: Delete "Sections 25 and 26" Insert "Sections 28 and 29" Page 34, lines 26 - 27: Delete "secs. 25 and 26" Insert "secs. 28 and 29" Page 35, following line 13: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 59. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: CONTINGENT EFFECT. (a) Sections 21 - 23 of this Act take effect only if the Twenty-Eighth Alaska State Legislature passes an appropriation bill that becomes law that appropriates at least $25,000,000 to the Department of Education and Early Development for funding public education as state aid to districts according to the average daily membership for each district adjusted under AS 14.17.410(b)(1), in addition to K-12 support provided under the foundation program. (b) Sections 24 - 26 of this Act take effect only if the Twenty- Eighth Alaska State Legislature fails to pass an appropriation bill that becomes law that appropriates at least $25,000,000 to the Department of Education and Early Development for funding public education as state aid to districts according to the average daily membership for each district adjusted under AS 14.17.410(b)(1), in addition to K-12 support provided under the foundation program." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 35, line 14: Delete "Sections 30 and 54" Insert "Sections 33 and 57" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2254 Page 35, line 15: Delete "secs. 27 and 35 - 37" Insert "secs. 30 and 38 - 40" Page 35, line 17: Delete "31 - 33" Insert "34 - 36" Page 35, line 18: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 35, line 19: Delete "Sections 39, 42, 45, and 48" Insert "Sections 42, 45, 48, and 51" Page 35, following line 19: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 64. If sec. 21 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect July 1, 2014. * Sec. 65. If sec. 22 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect July 1, 2015. * Sec. 66. If sec. 23 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect July 1, 2016. * Sec. 67. If sec. 24 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect July 1, 2014. * Sec. 68. If sec. 25 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect July 1, 2015. * Sec. 69. If sec. 26 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect July 1, 2016." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Page 35, line 20: Delete "secs. 56 - 60" Insert "secs. 60 - 69" Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 11 be adopted. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2255 Representative T. Wilson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 11 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 11 YEAS: 10 NAYS: 30 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Drummond, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, Tarr, Tuck Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thompson, P.Wilson, T.Wilson And so, Amendment No. 11 was not adopted. Amendment No. 12 was not offered. Amendment No. 13 was offered by Representative Stoltze: Page 23, line 28: Delete "or an annual intercollegiate sports tournament" Insert "[OR AN ANNUAL INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS TOURNAMENT]" Page 26, line 21: Delete "or an annual intercollegiate sports tournament" Insert "[OR AN ANNUAL INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS TOURNAMENT]" Page 29, line 14: Delete "or an annual intercollegiate sports tournament" Insert "[OR AN ANNUAL INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS TOURNAMENT]" 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2256 Page 32, line 8: Delete "or an annual intercollegiate sports tournament" Insert "[OR AN ANNUAL INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS TOURNAMENT]" Representative Stoltze moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 13 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 13 was adopted. Amendment Nos. 14 and 15 were not offered. Amendment No. 16 was offered by Representatives T. Wilson, Costello, Munoz, Gattis, Feige, and Kreiss-Tomkins: Page 9, line 10: Delete "may not spend money on implementing standards that are based on the Common Core State Standards Initiative and" Insert "shall not expend any money to implement the set of educational curriculum standards for grades kindergarten through 12 established by the Common Core Standards Initiative and" Representative T. Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 16 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 16 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 16 YEAS: 38 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2257 Yeas: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Nays: Drummond, Josephson And so, Amendment No. 16 was adopted. CSHB 278(FIN) am was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall CSHB 278(FIN) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 278(FIN) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 29 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thompson, P.Wilson Nays: Drummond, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Neuman, Tarr, Tuck, T.Wilson And so, CSHB 278(FIN) am passed the House. Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 278(FIN) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment. LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the House approve the citations on the calendar. There being no objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling: 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2258 Honoring - Kotzebue Lady Huskies Cheer Squad By Representatives Nageak, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson; Senator Olson Honoring - East Anchorage High School, Most Diverse Public High School in the U.S. By Representatives Gara, Tarr, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson In Memoriam - Jordyn Durr By Representatives Millett, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson; Senator Meyer In Memoriam - Juanita Cox By Representatives Seaton, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson; Senator Micciche In Memoriam - Mabil Kayier Duir By Representatives Guttenberg, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson; Senator Gardner 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2259 In Memoriam - Bea Shepard By Senator Egan; Representatives Kito III, Munoz, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson UNFINISHED BUSINESS SB 171 The Speaker returned the following to the Judiciary Committee: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 171(JUD) "An Act relating to multidisciplinary child protection teams; and relating to investigation of child abuse or neglect." SB 171 was removed from the Rules Committee and returned to the Judiciary Committee. The citation for Jack Johnson by Representative Josephson, which was adopted by the House (page 2179), was corrected to In Memoriam - Captain Jack Johnson. HB 210 Representatives Tuck and Tarr added their names as cosponsors to: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 210(FIN) am "An Act relating to crisis intervention training for school personnel; and relating to restraint and seclusion of students in public schools." HB 273 Representative Costello added her name as cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 273 "An Act extending the termination date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and providing for an effective date." 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2260 HB 281 Representatives LeDoux and Stoltze added their names as cosponsors to: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 281(L&C) "An Act relating to prescription of drugs by a physician without a physical examination." SB 124 Representatives Millett, LeDoux, Johnson, Kawasaki, Isaacson, Olson, Josephson, and Pruitt added their names as cross sponsors to: SENATE BILL NO. 124 "An Act extending the termination date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and providing for an effective date." ENGROSSMENT HB 210 CSHB 210(FIN) am was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration. HB 278 CSHB 278(FIN) am was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration. HB 281 CSHB 281(L&C) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration. ANNOUNCEMENTS House committee schedules are published under separate cover. 2014-04-07 House Journal Page 2261 ADJOURNMENT Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., April 8, 2014. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 12:05 a.m., April 8, 2014. Suzi Lowell Chief Clerk