2019-04-15                     Senate Journal                      Page 0827
rates, including by emergency regulation. Importantly, the bill would                                                           
allow the department to develop preferred drug lists to control costs                                                           
and make medical treatment and access to needed medications more                                                                
streamlined. Last, the bill would direct the Department of Health and                                                           
Social Services to apply for required federal waivers in order to                                                               
provide coverage for those traditionally covered by medical assistance                                                          
programs through the individual health insurance market or exchange.                                                            
Together, these tools will improve our state’s ability to provide                                                               
medical assistance to eligible persons.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Michael J. Dunleavy                                                                                                             
Governor                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 113                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 113 BY SENATOR HUGHES, entitled:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to national board certification for                                                                  
          public school teachers."                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Education Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 114                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 114 BY THE SENATE EDUCATION                                                                                     
COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to course credit for students; relating                                                              
          to annual reports regarding school district                                                                           
          performance and school district employees; relating                                                                   
          to cooperative arrangements between school districts;                                                                 
          relating to school operating fund reserves; relating to                                                               
          competency examinations for teacher certificates;                                                                     
          relating to the duties and powers of the Department                                                                   
          of Education and Early Development; relating to the                                                                   
          Professional Teaching Practices Commission;                                                                           
          relating to a virtual education consortium;                                                                           
          establishing a reading intervention program for