Legislature(2015 - 2016)ANCH LIO AUDITORIUM
02/22/2016 03:30 PM House LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & AUDIT
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| Public Comment on Performance Reviews of the Department of Education and Early Development, the Alaska Commission on Post-secondary Education, and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation | |
| Adjourn |
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
Anchorage, Alaska
February 22, 2016
3:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Mike Hawker, Chair
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Anna MacKinnon, Vice Chair
Senator Lyman Hoffman
Senator Cathy Giessel
Senator Bert Stedman
Senator Click Bishop
Senator Pete Kelly (alternate)
Representative Kurt Olson
Representative Lance Pruitt
Representative Steve Thompson
Representative Sam Kito
Representative Mark Neuman (alternate)
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
PUBLIC COMMENT ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT~ THE ALASKA COMMISSION ON POST-
SECONDARY EDUCATION~ AND THE ALASKA STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
No previous action to record
WITNESS REGISTER
PAULYN SWANSON, Staff
Representative Mike Hawker
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions during the public
comment session.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:30:21 PM
CHAIR MIKE HAWKER called the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. from the auditorium in
the Anchorage Legislative Information office. Representative
Hawker was present at the call to order.
^Public Comment on Performance Reviews of the Department of
Education and Early Development, the Alaska Commission on Post-
Secondary Education, and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation
Public Comment on Performance Reviews of the Department of
Education and Early Development, the Alaska Commission on Post-
Secondary Education, and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation
3:30:50 PM
CHAIR HAWKER announced that the only order of business would be
public comments specifically conducted for the Legislative Audit
Division to review agency activities, identify problems or
concerns, and assist the contractors conducting the Performance
Reviews of the Department of Education and Early Development,
the Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education, and the
Alaska Student Loan Corporation as mandated by House Bill 30,
and required under AS 44.66.040(a)(2). He pointed out that
there would be a second opportunity for the public to testify on
February 26, 2016. He reiterated that the purpose of the
meeting was to gather public feedback on the operations,
functions, and interactions of the Department of Education and
Early Development, the Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary
Education, and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation. He
emphasized that this was an informational hearing, not a budget
hearing, and that written testimony would also be accepted.
3:33:38 PM
PAULYN SWANSON, Staff, Representative Mike Hawker, Alaska State
Legislature, testified (via teleconference) that there were not
any legislators present in the Juneau committee room, and no one
present to testify.
CHAIR HAWKER reported that currently there was no one in either
Anchorage or Juneau to testify.
CHAIR HAWKER reiterated that the purpose of this hearing was to
gather information for the contractors, and, as it was being
held during a legislative day, legislators were not expected to
compromise their other committee schedules.
3:34:33 PM
CHAIR HAWKER noted that there were not any legislators
participating via teleconference.
3:35:44 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 3:35 p.m. to 3:57 p.m.
3:57:13 PM
CHAIR HAWKER brought the committee back to order.
3:57:29 PM
CHAIR HAWKER stated that there had not been any interest in
public testimony, and he reminded that there was a second
statewide opportunity to testify on February 26, 2016.
3:58:05 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the
Legislative Budget and Audit Committee meeting was adjourned at
3:58 p.m.
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