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2016-04-29 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2727 SENATE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION Juneau, Alaska Friday April 29, 2016 One Hundred Second Day Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President Meyer at 11:04 a.m. The roll showed thirteen members present. Senator Gardner was excused from a call of the Senate. Senators Bishop, Costello, Dunleavy, Giessel, McGuire, Wielechowski were absent. The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Senator Stedman. Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent that the prayer be spread. Without objection, it was so ordered. Oh Lord, help guide us over the next several weeks as we work through our deliberations that we may come to an output that is suitable and stable for all Alaskans, that will help settle down our fiscal system and give future Alaskans - especially the younger Alaskans that are going to inherit the Great Land - better opportunities than we've had as we've grown up. With that, oh Lord, I ask for your divine guidance through this process. Amen. Senator Ellis led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance. Certification Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the journals for the ninety-fifth through one hundred and first legislative days be approved as certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered. 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2728 Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent Senators Bishop, Dunleavy, Giessel, McGuire, Wielechowski be excused from a call of the Senate today. Without objection, Senators Bishop, Dunleavy, Giessel, McGuire, Wielechowski were excused. Special Committee Reports SB 196 The following report was received and distributed at 9:50 a.m., April 28: April 28, 2016 Mr. President: Mr. Speaker: The Conference Committee with limited powers of free conference considered CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 196(FIN) and HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 196(FIN) and recommends CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 196 "An Act relating to the amount appropriated for power cost equalization; relating to the use of certain unexpended earnings from the power cost equalization endowment fund; and providing for an effective date" be adopted. The following previously published fiscal information applies: Fiscal Note No. 1, Senate Finance Committee Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Signing the report: Senator Hoffman, Chair, Senators MacKinnon, Bishop; Representative Edgmon, Chair, Representatives Saddler, Kawasaki. The report was held on the Secretary's desk. 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2729 Consideration of the Calendar Citations Honoring - Barrow High School Symphonic Band Senator(s) Olson, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Nageak Honoring - Susie and Jim Gorski Senator(s) Stoltze, MacKinnon, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski Representative(s) Saddler, Tilton, Reinbold Honoring - Alaska Sports Hall of Fame 2016 Director's Awards Senator(s) Stoltze, Costello, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski Honoring - Sara Hannan Senator(s) Egan, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Kito, Munoz Honoring - Major Burke Barrick Senator(s) Coghill, Meyer, Bishop, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Wilson Honoring - Chugiak and Eagle River 2016 BP Teachers of Excellence Representative(s) Tilton, Saddler, Reinbold Senator(s) Stoltze, MacKinnon, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2730 Honoring - James Udelhoven Representative(s) LeDoux, Seaton Senator(s) Wielechowski, Stevens, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stoltze Honoring - Inge Boyden Representative(s) LeDoux Senator(s) Wielechowski, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze Honoring - Sean Genson 2016 Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Representative(s) Guttenberg Senator(s) Coghill, Meyer, Bishop, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski In Memoriam - Thomas Lee Siekawitch Senator(s) Stedman, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Ortiz In Memoriam - David Robert Galla Senator(s) Stedman, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Ortiz In Memoriam - Gregory Gene Scheff Senator(s) Stedman, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Ortiz In Memoriam - John "Jack" Seemann Senator(s) Stoltze, Huggins, Dunleavy, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski Representative(s) Hughes, Tilton, Keller, Gattis, Colver, Neuman 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2731 In Memoriam - Thomas P. LeCompte, Jr. Senator(s) Stedman, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stevens, Wielechowski Representative(s) Ortiz In Memoriam - Linda Chana Boyko Representative(s) LeDoux, Pruitt Senator(s) Wielechowski, Giessel, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze In Memoriam - Alfredo "Fred" R. Agron Representative(s) LeDoux Senator(s) Wielechowski, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze In Memoriam - Gloria Fischer Rubenstein Representative(s) Guttenberg Senator(s) Coghill, Meyer, Bishop, Costello, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the citations be adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and referred to the Secretary for transmittal. Unfinished Business Recede Messages HB 156 Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent to take up the recede message on SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 156(FIN) "An Act relating to a parent's right to direct the education of a child; relating to the duties of the state Board of Education and Early Development, the Department of Education and Early Development, school boards, and school districts; relating to 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2732 public school curriculum and assessments; relating to compliance with federal education laws; relating to public school accountability; relating to a statewide assessment plan and review of education laws and regulations; repealing the minimum expenditure for instruction for school districts; relating to sex education, human reproduction education, and human sexuality education; relating to suicide awareness and prevention training; relating to contracts for student assessments; relating to questionnaires and surveys administered in public schools; relating to physical examinations for teachers; and providing for an effective date" which had been held on the Secretary's desk (page 2698). Without objection, the recede message was before the Senate. Senator Coghill moved that the Senate recede from its amendment and recommended the body vote no. The question being: "Shall the Senate recede from its amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 156(FIN) Shall the Senate Recede from its Amendment to CSHB 156(EDC) am YEAS: 0 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 6 ABSENT: 1 Nays: Coghill, Egan, Ellis, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze Excused: Bishop, Dunleavy, Gardner, Giessel, McGuire, Wielechowski Absent: Costello and so, the Senate failed to recede. The President appointed the following members to a Conference Committee to meet with the like committee from the House: Senator Dunleavy, Chair Senator Giessel Senator Olson The Secretary was requested to notify the House. 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2733 Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent Senator Costello be excused from a call of the Senate today. Without objection, Senator Costello was excused. Citations Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the following citations be made a special order of business. Without objection, it was so ordered. Special Order of Business Honoring - Kimberly Andrews Representative(s) Kito, Munoz Senator(s) Egan, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski Honoring - William Andrews Representative(s) Kito, Munoz Senator(s) Egan, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the citations be adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and referred to the Secretary for transmittal. Announcements Rule 23(d) of the Alaska State Legislature Uniform Rules is currently in effect. Announcements are at the end of the journal. 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2734 Adjournment Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate stand in adjournment until 11:00 a.m., May 2, 2016. Without objection, the Senate adjourned at 11:17 a.m. Liz Clark Secretary of the Senate 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2735 Announcements Americans with Disabilities Act Notice - Persons with disabilities who require special accommodation or alternative communication formats to access committee meetings may contact the appropriate committee office or the Legislative Information Office in their community. Reasonable advance notice is needed to accommodate the request. For further information, call the ADA Coordinator at 465-3854 Voice/465-4980 TDD. STANDING COMMITTEES + indicates teleconference = indicates bill previously heard/scheduled RESOURCES May 06 Friday Anch Lio Conf Rm 10:00 AM -- MEETING CANCELED -- -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- <Joint with the House Resources Committee> + Alaska LNG Project Update: Project Update Fiscal Team Update State of Alaska Gas Team Update ---------------------------------------- JOINT COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL May 02 Monday Bill Ray Center 208 5:00 PM Call to Order Committee Business - Executive Session Anchorage Office Space Records Policy Amendment ---------------------------------------- 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2736 SELECT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ETHICS May 03 Tuesday Anch Lio Auditorium 8:30 AM -- Meeting Postponed -- + - Welcome New Public Members - Approval of Agenda - Approval of Minutes January 25, 2016 Full Committee January 26, 2016 House Subcommittee - Public Comment - Election of New Officers - Chair/Staff Report Informal Advice Staff Report Update: Public Member Committee Appointment Information 2016 Ethics Training - AS 24.60.150(a)(3) and (4) Ethics Disclosures: Representative Tarr Letter, Current Disclosure Status Update: Fine Payments Campaign Year Oversight Activities - Budget FY16 Budget to March 31, 2016 FY17 Budget - 2015/2016 Legislation Update - EXECUTIVE SESSION - Public Session - Other Business May 03 Tuesday Anch Lio Auditorium 12:00 PM -- Meeting Postponed -- -- SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE -- + - Public Comment - EXECUTIVE SESSION - Public Session ---------------------------------------- CONFERENCE COMMITTEES CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB156 May 02 Monday Bill Ray Center 208 11:30 AM + HB 156 SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES; FED. LAW -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- 2016-04-29 Senate Journal Page 2737 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB256 AND HB257 May 03 Tuesday Bill Ray Center 230 3:00 PM = HB 256 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS = HB 257 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET May 04 Wednesday Bill Ray Center 230 3:00 PM = HB 256 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS = HB 257 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET May 05 Thursday Bill Ray Center 230 3:00 PM = HB 256 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS = HB 257 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET