2018-04-14                     Senate Journal                      Page 2684
                        Third Reading of Senate Bills                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 102                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 102 "An Act relating to funding for Internet                                                                    
services for school districts; and relating to the Alaska higher                                                                
education investment fund" was read the third time.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent the bill be held                                                             
in third reading to the April 15 calendar. Without objection, it was so                                                         
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 185                                                                                                                        
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 185(EDC) "An Act relating to                                                                             
reemployment of persons who retire under the teachers' retirement                                                               
system" was read the third time.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski moved the bill be returned to second reading                                                               
for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being                                                                             
Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second                                                             
reading.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 2, following "system":                                                                                           
     Insert "; relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System                                                            
of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; providing certain                                                              
employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit                                                                
and defined contribution plans of the Public Employees'                                                                       
Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system;                                                              
and providing for an effective date"                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 29:                                                                                                      
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec 2. AS 14.20.165 is amended to read:                                                                                    
          Sec. 14.20.165. Restoration of tenure rights. A teacher who                                                         
     held tenure rights and who was retired due to disability under                                                             
     AS 14.25.130, but whose disability (1) has been removed, and the                                                           
     removal of that disability is certified by a competent physician                                                           
     following a physical or mental examination, or (2) has been                                                                
     compensated for by rehabilitation or other appropriate restorative