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03/28/2022 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

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= SB 34 STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOLS
Moved CSSB 34(JUD) Out of Committee
-- Public Testimony --
SB 214 LIABILITY: SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP
Heard & Held
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          SB 34-STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOLS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:35:08 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HOLLAND announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 34                                                                 
"An  Act  providing  for  the  establishment  of  public  schools                                                               
through state-tribal compacts."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
[CSSB  34(EDC) was  before the  committee. SB  34 was  previously                                                               
heard on 3/23/22.]                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:35:42 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HOLLAND opened public testimony  on SB 34; finding none, he                                                               
closed public testimony on SB 34.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:36:19 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  HOLLAND  moved  to  adopt  Amendment  1,  work  order  32-                                                               
LS0390\G.1.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                 32-LS0309\G.1                                                                  
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                          AMENDMENT 1                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    OFFERED IN THE SENATE                 BY SENATOR HOLLAND                                                                    
     TO:  CSSB 34(EDC)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 23:                                                                                                           
     Delete "January 31, 2029"                                                                                                  
     Insert "June 30, 2026"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:36:25 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HOLLAND  explained  that  Amendment  1  would  change  the                                                               
deadline for  the legislature to  pass enabling  legislation from                                                               
January 31, 2029,  to Juneau 30, 2026. He stated  that this would                                                               
still allow  an entire legislative  cycle for the  legislature to                                                               
consider  the  recommendations   of  the  state-tribal  education                                                               
compact.  However,   it  would   set  an  expectation   that  the                                                               
legislature  should  not  delay  enacting  legislation  for  five                                                               
years.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MYERS removed his objection.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:37:07 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HOLLAND  found no  further objection,  and Amendment  1 was                                                               
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:37:18 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  HOLLAND  moved  to  adopt  Amendment  2,  work  order  32-                                                               
LS0309\G.2.                                                                                                                     
                                                 32-LS0309\G.2                                                                  
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                          AMENDMENT 2                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    OFFERED IN THE SENATE                 BY SENATOR HOLLAND                                                                    
     TO:  CSSB 34(EDC)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, lines 1 - 3:                                                                                                       
          Delete "all other federally recognized tribes and                                                                     
        tribal organizations that will be a party to the                                                                        
     demonstration state-tribal education compact"                                                                              
          Insert "the tribal organizations, if any, that                                                                        
     will participate in the negotiation on behalf of or in                                                                     
     conjunction with the federally recognized tribe"                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:37:22 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:37:25 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HOLLAND  explained that  Amendment 2  was a  technical fix.                                                               
The current  version of  the bill  makes it  sound as  though the                                                               
federally   recognized  tribe   must  know   every  other   tribe                                                               
participating  in   the  negotiation.  This   language  initially                                                               
referenced  a joint  application, but  it is  no longer  relevant                                                               
under the more  open negotiation process included  in the current                                                               
version of the bill.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:37:52 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS removed his objection.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HOLLAND  heard no  further objection,  and Amendment  2 was                                                               
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:38:04 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL  moved  to  adopt  Amendment  3,  work  order  32-                                                               
LS0309\G.3                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                 32-LS0309\G.3                                                                  
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                          AMENDMENT 3                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    OFFERED IN THE SENATE                  BY SENATOR KIEHL                                                                     
     TO:  CSSB 34(EDC)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 7, following "compact.":                                                                                      
          Insert "The board shall consult with the                                                                              
     governing body of each school district that will have                                                                      
     a demonstration state-tribal education compact school                                                                      
     located within the district boundaries."                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:38:09 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HOLLAND objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:38:13 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL  explained  that   Amendment  3  would  place  the                                                               
obligation on  the Department of Education  and Early Development                                                               
(DEED)  to involve  school districts  that  have a  demonstration                                                               
site within  their district boundaries  early in  the negotiation                                                               
process.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HOLLAND  stated  that  he  did  not  see  any  issue  with                                                               
Amendment  3  but would  maintain  his  objection for  discussion                                                               
purposes.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:38:44 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  HUGHES asked  whether "consult"  means  that the  school                                                               
districts will be at the table  for the discussions but would not                                                               
participate in the negotiations.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR KIEHL responded that this  does not give school districts                                                               
a  veto.  The negotiating  parties  would  be the  Department  of                                                               
Education  and   Early  Development  (DEED)  and   the  federally                                                               
recognized  tribes and  tribal organizations.  He suggested  that                                                               
because the  negotiated state-tribal education compact  will come                                                               
back to the  legislature for enactment, it would  be essential to                                                               
have the local school district involved.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:39:40 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  HOLLAND  removed  his  objection;   he  found  no  further                                                               
objection, and Amendment 3 was adopted.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:40:00 PM                                                                                                                    
TIM   LAMKIN,  Staff,   Senator   Gary   Stevens,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau,  Alaska, on  behalf  of  the sponsor,  said                                                               
Senator Stevens  agrees to the  amendments since they  align with                                                               
the overall  inclusivity of  the bill.  In addition,  the sponsor                                                               
believes that  the amendments would  tighten up  the state-tribal                                                               
education compact timeline.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:40:29 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  HUGHES moved  to  report CSSB  34(EDC),  work order  32-                                                               
LS0309\G,   as   amended,    from   committee   with   individual                                                               
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HOLLAND heard  no objection, and CSSB  34(JUD) was reported                                                               
from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                                   

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
HB157 Sectional Analysis 021522.pdf SJUD 3/28/2022 1:30:00 PM
SSTA 3/1/2022 3:30:00 PM
HB 157
HB157 Sponsor Statement 033121.pdf SJUD 3/28/2022 1:30:00 PM
SSTA 3/1/2022 3:30:00 PM
HB 157
HB 157 Fiscal Note.PDF SJUD 3/28/2022 1:30:00 PM
SSTA 3/1/2022 3:30:00 PM
HB 157
HB 157 Legislative Legal Memo 3.31.21.pdf SJUD 3/28/2022 1:30:00 PM
SSTA 3/1/2022 3:30:00 PM
HB 157
SB 214 Sponsor Statement 2.28.22.pdf SJUD 3/28/2022 1:30:00 PM
SSTA 3/10/2022 3:30:00 PM
SB 214
Legal Memo 2-17-22.pdf SJUD 3/28/2022 1:30:00 PM
SSTA 3/22/2022 3:30:00 PM
SB 214
SB 34 Amendment G.1.pdf SJUD 3/28/2022 1:30:00 PM
SB 34
SB 34 Amendment G.2.pdf SJUD 3/28/2022 1:30:00 PM
SB 34
SB 34 Amendment G.3.pdf SJUD 3/28/2022 1:30:00 PM
SB 34