Legislature(2007 - 2008)CAPITOL 106
03/25/2008 03:00 PM House HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES
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| SB241 | |
| HB397 | |
| HB403 | |
| HB306 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 241 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 397 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 403 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 306 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
SB 241-UNIV. REPORT: TEACHER TRAINING/RETENTION 3:08:07 PM VICE CHAIR ROSES announced that the first order of business would be CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 241(SED), "An Act relating to a report to the legislature on teacher preparation, retention, and recruitment by the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date." 3:09:01 PM REPRESENTATIVE FAIRCLOUGH asked for an explanation of the changes in Version M. 3:09:15 PM TIM LAMKIN, Staff to Senator Gary Stevens, Alaska State Legislature, spoke on behalf of the sponsor, Senator Stevens by request of the Joint Legislative Education Funding Task Force. He stated that, at the direction of committee members, included in Version M are changes in the bill as follows: on page 1, line 11, the reference to "past" plans has been struck; on page 1, line 14, "shall" has been replaced with "may"; on page 2, line 1, "budgets" has been replaced with "fiscal notes and outcome measures". 3:10:12 PM REPRESENTATIVE FAIRCLOUGH moved that the committee adopt HCS CSSB 241, Version 25-LS1346\M, Mischel, 3/21/08, as the working document. There being no objection, Version M was before the committee. 3:10:36 PM MR. LAMKIN added that the committee packet holds a draft letter of intent. The letter of intent clarifies that the legislature does not want to see the report process used to leverage new monies in the University of Alaska (UA) budget. 3:11:29 PM REPRESENTATIVE FAIRCLOUGH moved to report HCS CSSB 241, Version 25-LS1346\M, Mischel, 3/21/08, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. 3:11:40 PM REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER objected. She then asked the sponsor whether the report would reflect specific areas of teaching; for example, special education, science, or math teachers. 3:12:14 PM MR. LAMKIN explained that the wording of the section is broad enough to not exclude those specialties; in fact, the UA can be as specific as it wishes. 3:12:25 PM REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER said that she would like the report to include an understanding of the specific subsets of teachers. She withdrew her objection. 3:12:38 PM REPRESENTATIVE KELLER objected. He advised that, although his original concern that the bill proposed action beyond the issuance of a report was addressed, the bill does allow the UA discretion to provide limited information. 3:13:53 PM MR. LAMKIN suggested that the committee adopt the letter of intent. 3:14:05 PM REPRESENTATIVE FAIRCLOUGH expanded her motion to include the letter of intent. 3:14:15 PM REPRESENTATIVE KELLER removed his objection. There being no further objection, HCS CSSB 241(HES), including the letter of intent, with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes was reported out of the House Health, Education and Social Services Standing Committee. 3:14:34 PM
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